SAILBOAT RIGGING
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Gaff rig controls. How to control sail twist and gaff sag by sheeting, vanging, and peak halyard tension. BOAT JOURNAL #73 Jun-Jul 1990 pg. 56
Movable staysail. Tip on preventing the sail and sheets from fouling the staysail when using a large genoa. BOAT JOURNAL #73 Jun-Jul 1990 pg. 64
Tuning your sailboat mast and rigging for best performance. BOAT JOURNAL #74 Aug-Sep 1990 pg. 45
Rigging two-legged lazy jacks for a gaff-headed sail. BOAT JOURNAL #75 Oct-Nov 1990 pg. 48
Rigs & rigging (column) includes sketches and discussion of (1) Chinese lug rig, (2) dipping rig, and (3) lanteen rig for small boats. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #46 Dec 1985-Jan 1986 pg. 16
Make mast spreader "boots" from leather. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #47 Feb-Mar 1986 pg. 96
Install split flexible tubing on the shrouds of small sailboats to keep the sail from chafing. Includes a simple knife jig to split the PVC tubing. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #49 Jun-Jul 1986 pg. 91
Strengthening your rig. Part 1. Standing rigging. Includes a chart showing the strength of bronze, stainless and aluminum wire of various diameters. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #52 Dec 1986-Jan 1987 pg. 15
Strengthening your rig. Part 2. Hull stiffness. Overcoming hull distortion from rig. Installing reinforcing knees. Includes a chart showing bearing area needed for chain plate bolts. Types of rigging wire are explained. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #53 Feb-Mar 1987 pg. 21
Correction SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #59 Feb-Mar 1988 pg. 5
Maintaining spars and rigging. Checking the spars' surfaces, locating cracks and corrosion, inspecting hardware, etc. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #54 Apr-May 1987 pg. 23
Winter layup for your rigging. Tips on derigging, inspection, cleaning, polishing, painting, and storage. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #57 Oct-Nov 1987 pg. 56
Shroud support made from PVC pipes lets you tie up shrouds and forestay tightly without putting a crimp in the wire. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #58 Dec 1987-Jan 1988 pg. 66
Herreshoff halyard-tensioning arrangement permits a 3 to 1 purchase capable of stretching the sail's luff. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #61 Jun-Jul 1988 pg. 73
Added Info SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #63 Oct-Nov 1988 pg. 6
Correction SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #64 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 6
Thump mats made from closed-cell foam. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #62 Aug-Sep 1988 pg. 83
Tip: Use wooden thumb cleats to keep halyards from slapping against a mast. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #64 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 46
Tip on keeping the snotter tension constant when coming about. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #64 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 61
Brailing line. What it is and how it works. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #64 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 61
Reefing a loose-footed (boomless) spritsail is made easier by using this yoke made from laminated wood. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #65 Feb-Mar 1989 pg. 76
Self-tending headsails. An analysis of the six general arrangements of self-tacking jibs. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #66 Apr-May 1989 pg. 76
Tip on installing tracks with cars for sheeting headsails. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #66 Apr-May 1989 pg. 79
Making "baggywrinkles" to prevent rope from chafing on wire shrouds. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #66 Apr-May 1989 pg. 89
Gaff rig performance. An overview of the gaff-headed rig, terminology, desirable traits, etc. SMALL BOAT JOURNAL #72 Apr-May 1990 pg. 18
The weather side of gaff rig. The dynamics of windward work on a Friendship sloop. Tips on developing maximum airfoil efficiency. WOODENBOAT #53 Jul-Aug 1983 pg. 48
The right jaws for your gaff and boom. WOODENBOAT #59 Jul-Aug 1984 pg. 100
Living aloft. Correct and safe procedures for going aloft into the rigging of a larger sailing ship. Looks at tool and equipment lanyards, bosun's chairs, primary halyard, etc. WOODENBOAT #70 May-Jun 1986 pg. 92
Added Info WOODENBOAT #72 Sep-Oct 1986 pg. 6
Small boat rigs worth a second consideration. Part 1. Variations on the lug sail. WOODENBOAT #73 Nov-Dec 1986 pg. 80
Small-boat rigs worth a second consideration. Part 2. Gunter rig, similar to the gaff rig. WOODENBOAT #74 Jan-Feb 1987 pg. 100
Small-boat rigs worth a second consideration. Part 3. Gaff rig. WOODENBOAT #75 Mar-Apr 1987 pg. 80
Small-boat rigs worth a second consideration. Part 4. Sprit rigs. WOODENBOAT #76 May-Jun 1987 pg. 80
Small-boat rigs worth a second consideration. Part 5. Bermudian rig. WOODENBOAT #77 Jul-Aug 1987 pg. 44
Small-boat rigs worth a second consideration. Part 6. Exotic rigs. Includes the lanteen, Chinese lugsail, wishbones, staysail, rotating, Ljungstrom, etc. WOODENBOAT #78 Sep-Oct 1987 pg. 66
The 1x19 splice made possible. How to produce smooth, strong wire splices. WOODENBOAT #81 Mar-Apr 1988 pg. 45
A guide to block selection. WOODENBOAT #83 Jul-Aug 1988 pg. 93
Sprit rig basics. A look at an archaic rig which benefits from simplicity, low initial cost, ease of maintenance and repair, portability, and good performance. WOODENBOAT #89 Jul-Aug 1989 pg. 30
Sail and hull performance. An objective comparison of the performance of a wide range of rig types on different hulls. WOODENBOAT #92 Jan-Feb 1990 pg. 76
Added Info WOODENBOAT #94 May-Jun 1990 pg. 4
Balancing the rig of a small sailboat. WOODENBOAT #108 Sep-Oct 1992 pg. 80
Added Info WOODENBOAT #110 Jan-Feb 1993 pg. g 4
Added Info WOODENBOAT #111 Mar-Apr 1993 pg. 6, 7
Halyard hooks. Make and install these simple wooden hooks that prevent unused halyards from slapping the mast in a breeze. WOODENBOAT #110 Jan-Feb 1993 pg. 83
A new tack for a dipping lug. Make a dipping lugsail handier to dip by adding a peak halyard. WOODENBOAT #114 Sep-Oct 1993 pg. 76
Making and using a baggywrinkle to avoid chaffing. WOODENBOAT #118 May-Jun 1994 pg. 54
The bypass reef. How to avoid damage to sail by rerouting the traditional mainsail reefing line. WOODENBOAT #123 Mar-Apr 1995 pg. 93
Twin forestays. When two are better than one, and why. How to modify an existing masthead tang to carry two stays. WOODENBOAT #129 Mar-Apr 1996 pg. 82
The taming of the clew. Rig a brailing line to pull the boom and sail of a Shellback Dinghy up against the mast to facilitate rowing of the boat. WOODENBOAT #146 Jan-Feb 1999 pg. 47
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