[bolger] Re: Sail/Rigging for Brick
>Thanks Craig...That gets me moving. As I look at the plans I canYep, that's the snotter. It is a line that you pull on to flatten the
>figure out most everything except the rigging at the fore section of
>the boom. Is this the portion you are referring to as a "snotter"?
>If so, then this all makes sense now. Please forgive my
>ignorance...this is my first project as a novice sailor. Again.
>Thanks.
>Barry
sail (windy conditions) or loosen slightly to let the sail be a
little fuller (baggier?) when the air is light. There is no hard and
fast rule saying you *have* to have an adjustable snotter, but it
works so well that it's silly not to include it.
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Thanks Craig...That gets me moving. As I look at the plans I can
figure out most everything except the rigging at the fore section of
the boom. Is this the portion you are referring to as a "snotter"?
If so, then this all makes sense now. Please forgive my
ignorance...this is my first project as a novice sailor. Again.
Thanks.
Barry
figure out most everything except the rigging at the fore section of
the boom. Is this the portion you are referring to as a "snotter"?
If so, then this all makes sense now. Please forgive my
ignorance...this is my first project as a novice sailor. Again.
Thanks.
Barry
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, craig o'donnell <dadadata@f...> wrote:
> >Looking at the plans I can only figure out "part" of the
> >rigging.
>
> Well, what part can you figure out?
>
> 1. Sheet goes to the *end* of the sprit boom. You may find it
> convenient to lead the sheet through a block or large ring on a
> "traveler", or length of rope run from one corner of the transom to
> the other. (Make sure the tiller is under the traveler).
>
> 2. In the simplest case the sail is tied onto the mast and when you
> are done sailing you roll it up around the mast. No halyard to fool
> with.
>
> 3. The sprit boom is hauled tight with a "snotter". If you lead the
> snotter down to a block at the base of the mast, and aft a little
to
> a cleat, you can adjust the sail to mild or stiffer winds very
> easily. There are about a hundred ways to rig a snotter. I
personally
> think it's worth the few bits of hardware to have a 2:1 purchase on
> the snotter. Few people are actually strong enough to really haul
> effectively on a snotter with a 1:1 purchase.
> --
> Craig O'Donnell
> Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
> <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/>
> The Proa FAQ <http://boat-links.com/proafaq.html>
> The Cheap Pages <http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/>
> Sailing Canoes, Polytarp Sails, Bamboo, Chinese
Junks,
> American Proas, the Bolger Boat Honor Roll,
> Plywood Boats, Bamboo Rafts, &c.
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>
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> -- Macintosh kinda guy
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>Looking at the plans I can only figure out "part" of theWell, what part can you figure out?
>rigging.
1. Sheet goes to the *end* of the sprit boom. You may find it
convenient to lead the sheet through a block or large ring on a
"traveler", or length of rope run from one corner of the transom to
the other. (Make sure the tiller is under the traveler).
2. In the simplest case the sail is tied onto the mast and when you
are done sailing you roll it up around the mast. No halyard to fool
with.
3. The sprit boom is hauled tight with a "snotter". If you lead the
snotter down to a block at the base of the mast, and aft a little to
a cleat, you can adjust the sail to mild or stiffer winds very
easily. There are about a hundred ways to rig a snotter. I personally
think it's worth the few bits of hardware to have a 2:1 purchase on
the snotter. Few people are actually strong enough to really haul
effectively on a snotter with a 1:1 purchase.
--
Craig O'Donnell
Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats
<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/>
The Proa FAQ <http://boat-links.com/proafaq.html>
The Cheap Pages <http://www2.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/>
Sailing Canoes, Polytarp Sails, Bamboo, Chinese Junks,
American Proas, the Bolger Boat Honor Roll,
Plywood Boats, Bamboo Rafts, &c.
_________________________________
-- Professor of Boatology -- Junkomologist
-- Macintosh kinda guy
Friend of Wanda the Wonder Cat, 1991-1997.
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Greetings Everyone,
I have built a Bolger Brick and about to finish the spars and
sail. Looking at the plans I can only figure out "part" of the
rigging. Can anyone lend any guidance so I can finish this thing and
get in the water yet this summer?
Thanks
Barry
Indianapolis
I have built a Bolger Brick and about to finish the spars and
sail. Looking at the plans I can only figure out "part" of the
rigging. Can anyone lend any guidance so I can finish this thing and
get in the water yet this summer?
Thanks
Barry
Indianapolis