Rigging Small Sailboats

FIG. 3-12 This photo shows several things. First note the relieved area along the mast for the sail bolt rope and gooseneck. The gooseneck has a shackle fitting with a pin through the cringle at the tack of the sail. The downhaul is used to tension the luff of the sail, and the line secures to a jam cleat on the mast. While the mast is aluminum, the boom is made from wood and is in an upsidedown "T" configuration for added strength. A fairlead at the mast base is used for the exit of the internal halyard which runs aft to a jam cleat on the deck. This small sailboat uses a stay adjuster on each shroud with tension adjusted by use of a turnbuckle on the forestay. The shrouds connect to chainplates, while the forestay fastens to a stemhead fitting.