Posted by GregSeaHawk on
URL: https://forum.seahawk17.org.uk/Examples-of-rigging-tp4024032p4024035.html

Hi Perry,

Perry wrote

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'm guilty of visiting shows and collecting brochures about the current model of things I already possess so, as you say, a Moore's brochure doesn't decide the issue, any more than a sail number. There are a couple of cases known where people have obtained second hand sails with recent numbers when owners of newer boats have replaced their sails.

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.

As you may be able to make out from the photo. The standard fitting is a "pin" with hole that takes a split pin, drilled through the end (I forget the technical name). More secure than a standard shackle, though at the cost of needing a new split pin each season.

Do you happen to have a picture of the top of the genoa, where it attaches to the mast?

Unfortunately, No!

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.

So would I!

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)

I can't make out from the photos I have of Piccolo if she has the same type as mine, but it doesn't surprise me if they changed slightly over the years even when from the same manufacturer, and that definitely changed through production.

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

The more the merrier!