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C. RIGGING PROCEDURE
The first step in rigging your boat is to make a quick run through of the
equipment to see that it is all there.
The checklist of the rigging for the boat is on page seven of this manual. All
the material required to sail the boat is included except tape or some other
material to cover the spreader tips to prevent chafe.
Be sure to read Section IV, Part C. for proper care of your sails.
Set Up
Uncoil rigging, leaving tags on each piece to avoid confusion. Begin attaching
rigging to mast. The lower shrouds connect to the tangs just below the spreader
sockets. The spreaders should be inserted in their sockets and bolted in. The
upper shrouds are installed to their tangs on either side of the mast just
below the top of the mast. The headstay and backstay are installed.
The drawing on page 6 will serve to help the novice position each piece of
rigging.
The halyards should be installed at this point. The main halyard is installed
through the mast head, making sure that the rope is fed through from the aft
side of the mast forward. Run the halyard through to the wire to the rope
splice and tie to the cleat on the starboard side of the mast. The jib halyard
is run through the block just underneath the headstay tang. It also is run
through to the splice, and tied off to the cleat on the port side of the mast.
Position the mast on the cabin top. Attach the lower portions of the standing
rigging except the headstay to their respective chainplates. Loosen all
turnbuckles to their fully extended position. Remove the pins from the plate at
the butt of the mast.
Raising the Mast
When all the rigging has been set out and attached as prescribed above, check
to see that none of the rigging is tangled or twisted. Move the mast aft so
that the aft hole in the mast step is lined up with the aft hole in the plate
on the butt of the mast. Insert the proper pin (Note the two pins are of
different diameters) in the hole and lock with its cotter pin.
Raise the mast to its vertical position. Attach the headstay to the forward
hole in the headstay tang. Now insert the forward pin in the mast step and lock
with its cotter pin.
When this is complete, begin tuning the rigging for best support and sailing
performance. An explanation of tuning the mast follows later.
Completion of Rigging
The boom must be installed. The forward end of the boom or "gooseneck" bolts to
the mast and the aft end of the boom is suspended from the snap
