I posted on the SCAMP message board asking for
pictures of downhauls. I didn't get any pictures, but I did get a link to
Michael Storer's page about rigging a lug rig that was very helpful. I wish I'd read that before I started rigging my own boat. I would maybe have understood things a bit better.
I also found a
link explaining how mechanical advantage worked. I hadn't thought about it in a long time and that page was helpful to explain the system that I intended to use.
Since I asked for pictures on the thread, I need to post my own pictures.
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| After the paint cured, I could attach the fairlead and the cleat |
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| The simulated downhaul |
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| Using a fiddle on the cabin and a block with a becket on the boom. |
Currently, there is only a single Harken block with no becket on the GigHarbor boom. I'll need to either replace that or just tie the line to the padeye.
Coming up next: Softshackles.
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