winefood Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Hello, I didn't build my Spindrift, so I don't have a complete set of plans and dimensions. Carla was kind enough to send me a CD and some rigging plans but I am missing some information. I have been rigging my Spindrift (it didin't have any running rigging or hardware when I got it) but it seems like the mast is a little too short for the sail. Also, the boom is almost touching the traveller. There is hardly any mainshhet between the the block that hangs from the aft end of the boom and the block that is connected to the traveller. I have not gotten the boat off my lawn yet, so I can't say how the sail sets, but it does not look right. It appears that the traveller is about as tight as the one in the rigging diagram, but if the leach is not tight enough and the luff tension can't be adjusted without a cunningham then it seems that the mast should be a few inches longer. If anyone has those 2 dimensions I would apprecitate it. Thanks for your help! Quote
winefood Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 OK. My Mistake, I have the plans with the correct dimensions and the mast was built spot-on to the plans. The problems with luff and leach tension and the boom resting on the traveller, remain. Any ideas would be appreciated! Quote
Hirilonde Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Pictures would help a lot here. I built and still own a 9N, but I can't imagine the trouble you are having. Quote
winefood Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 I installed the tack fitting for the 328 Racelight gooseneck that Carla sent me yesterday and it gave me acceptalbe halyard and outhaul tension. If I want more luff tension after a test sail, I'll add a cringle and cunningham. I shortened the traveller and its better but I think what is causing the problem, if it is a problem, is that the weight of the boom and sail unduces bend in the mast. I don't have any experience with unstayed masts on small boats so I don't know what is acceptable. When th boom is near centerline, the least bit of pressure on the mainsheet causes the blocks on the aft end of the boom and the traveller to touch, I do know that my set up does not look like the rigging diagram for the Spindrift 9n. I am going to work on another boat today, but will try to go for a sail later in the week and see how it all works together. Quote
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