Randy Ricchi
New Member
New sailor here, haven't been out yet - still doing some maintenance on the "new" 1973 SF and looking for a trailer. Meanwhile, I've been reading up on rigging and sailing.
In the rigging guide it says to tie the halyard between the 9th and 10th sail clips on the upper boom, counting from the bottom. This puts the halyard knot about even with the sunfish picture on the sail. When I bought the boat the halyard was fastened further down the boom than that, and I notice in a lot of pictures of sunfishes the halyard also seems to be attached further down the upper boom, causing the sail to ride higher on the mast. This seems favorable since you'd have more head room under the lower boom.
What's the correct attachment point of the halyard to the upper boom?
Also, I'm wondering about the placement along the lower boom of the gooseneck. On my rig, the gooseneck is loose, and I'm not sure where it should be attached. Some Sunfishes seem to have their lower booms almost parallel to the deck, while others have the lower boom angling upward from fore to aft. I assume there are advantages/disadvantages to both, and think this is related to the positioning of the gooseneck. Can someone explain to me the correct positon of the gooseneck, and if there is more than one correct position, the rationale for choosing different positions?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
We're having a cold summer here in Michigan's U.P., so I haven't really missed any decent sailing weather yet. Predicted to be in the fifties throughout the coming week! Grrrr!
In the rigging guide it says to tie the halyard between the 9th and 10th sail clips on the upper boom, counting from the bottom. This puts the halyard knot about even with the sunfish picture on the sail. When I bought the boat the halyard was fastened further down the boom than that, and I notice in a lot of pictures of sunfishes the halyard also seems to be attached further down the upper boom, causing the sail to ride higher on the mast. This seems favorable since you'd have more head room under the lower boom.
What's the correct attachment point of the halyard to the upper boom?
Also, I'm wondering about the placement along the lower boom of the gooseneck. On my rig, the gooseneck is loose, and I'm not sure where it should be attached. Some Sunfishes seem to have their lower booms almost parallel to the deck, while others have the lower boom angling upward from fore to aft. I assume there are advantages/disadvantages to both, and think this is related to the positioning of the gooseneck. Can someone explain to me the correct positon of the gooseneck, and if there is more than one correct position, the rationale for choosing different positions?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
We're having a cold summer here in Michigan's U.P., so I haven't really missed any decent sailing weather yet. Predicted to be in the fifties throughout the coming week! Grrrr!