RE: [bolger] Re: Rigging on a Tortoise

Thanks Bruce.



john



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From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:brucehallman@...]
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:56 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bolger] Re: Rigging on a Tortoise



--- "John Warns" <jwarns@m...> wrote:
> The plans don't seem to specify if
> the yard and boom are joined
> or if the act of tying them to sail
> sufficient to keep them aligned
> properly. Also the plans state that
> the mast should be rounded off,
> does this mean rounded or simply
> the corners rounded?

The ties of the sail edges to the yards
holds the yards in alignment, IMO there
is no need for connecting the yards together.

I rounded off my mast, [above the mast step box]
and it helps a little bit because the yards
rotate around the mast, slightly
better when the mast is rounded. Though
I bet she would sail fine if the mast was
square too.

I used my belt sander to round and taper the mast,
by rotating the mast with my left hand on my
work bench ... with my right hand operating the
belt sander.






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--- "John Warns" <jwarns@m...> wrote:
> The plans don't seem to specify if
> the yard and boom are joined
> or if the act of tying them to sail
> sufficient to keep them aligned
> properly. Also the plans state that
> the mast should be rounded off,
> does this mean rounded or simply
> the corners rounded?

The ties of the sail edges to the yards
holds the yards in alignment, IMO there
is no need for connecting the yards together.

I rounded off my mast, [above the mast step box]
and it helps a little bit because the yards
rotate around the mast, slightly
better when the mast is rounded. Though
I bet she would sail fine if the mast was
square too.

I used my belt sander to round and taper the mast,
by rotating the mast with my left hand on my
work bench ... with my right hand operating the
belt sander.
Morning All:



I'm beginning to work on the rigging for my Tortoise and have a question
or two. The plans don't seem to specify if the yard and boom are joined
or if the act of tying them to sail sufficient to keep them aligned
properly. Also the plans state that the mast should be rounded off,
does this mean rounded or simply the corners rounded?



john



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