Posted by perry@wald.co.uk on
URL: https://forum.seahawk17.org.uk/Examples-of-rigging-tp4024032p4024034.html

Greg, thanks for the incredibly detailed response.

So, to run through a few things. I will pull the mainsail out in the next day or two and see what number it is. I have a sneaky feeling that piccolo is actually right at the crossover between reedcraft and moores, since it has (as you said) reedcraft lockers, but the previous owner had the flyer that came with it, and its a moores and sons flyer...of course, there is no knowing if this actually was picked up at the same time as the boat.

I'll take your suggestion regarding the wire stays, though I do want to fit some shackles at the top so they can be removed for storage easier. I used to do this with my dinghy, and just mark port and starboard shrouds so I didn't swap them over when refitting them.

I'll also have a play with the genoa. Do you happen to have a picture of the top of the genoa, where it attaches to the mast? I think the one on mine has been put in place later...again, I will take some pictures to see if I can make more sense of it.

With regard to the spreaders, its not looking good. The base plate (fixed to the mast) is slightly deformed and the rivets connecting it to the mast are all loose.i would have expected these to be a tight fit. I d agree that the spreader to base plate should be a loose fit, and interestingly mine were affixed with bolts and nylon nuts (definitely original ones) rather than split pins, but are free to move back and forth to align as the shrouds tighten. Maybe I misunderstand, but would you expect the base plate to be tight to the mast?

Anyway, many months/years of work to keep me busy here, so expect a lot of posts.

Thanks for all the help.

Perry