Hello
I bought an old 470 from 1976 (built by Roga) but from what I can work out, the previous owner must have got been using it jury-rigged. The rudder was on facing the wrong way for a start... I'm struggling to work out how to get it properly rigged and I'm seeking your help. I know I'm not the first one to stumble into this forum with similar problems.
I'd previously owned a couple of Lasers so I thought 470s should be fairly simple and standard (like Lasers). But I was wrong.
The 470 is to take the kids out sailing and get them trapezing. I sailed a 470 from the late 80s (which didn't have a spinnaker or many of the controls) quite a lot when I was a kid so I have fond memories of it. If they take to sailing, I'll probably swap it within 2-3 years for an Optimist, a day boat or whatever takes their fancy. My aim isn't to restore the 470 to top notch shape but to get it to a point I can sail it without it falling apart so I'm looking to spend as little as I can get away with and with fairly minimal effort. I want to keep it simple and minimal because the kids are going to be crewing. To start with, I'm not going to bother with the spinnaker.
I've attached som photos with labels. Do you know what the numbered items might be for?
Slides 2-3: Securing and tensioning the main and jib halyards is, currently, my biggest problem. There's a rusty Magic Box for the jib halyard that should probably come off but could still be used. There's also a dual toothed rack riveted on top of the Magic Box. Presumably the Main Halyard used to hook on to it? What would be a good solution? There are various mystery brackets and blocks.
Slide 4: I've made a guess at what the eyes on the deck around the mast might be but do you know what they're for? What are the various cleats for? I expected more eyes around the front of the cockpit to guide the elastic for the trapeze. How is it usually done?
Slide 5: Lots of mystery cleats around the traveller.
Slide 6: It's a Proctor mast; probably from the 70s. I'm not sure it's a 470 mast though. I can't work out how to attach the hooks from the trapeze wire to the mast. Surely it doesn't go into the riveted hole where the shrouds are attached?
Slide 7: The boom end is hacked with a block on a bent shroud plate. I guess it'll do for now.
I welcome your suggestions and thanks in advance.
Tak
I bought an old 470 from 1976 (built by Roga) but from what I can work out, the previous owner must have got been using it jury-rigged. The rudder was on facing the wrong way for a start... I'm struggling to work out how to get it properly rigged and I'm seeking your help. I know I'm not the first one to stumble into this forum with similar problems.
I'd previously owned a couple of Lasers so I thought 470s should be fairly simple and standard (like Lasers). But I was wrong.
The 470 is to take the kids out sailing and get them trapezing. I sailed a 470 from the late 80s (which didn't have a spinnaker or many of the controls) quite a lot when I was a kid so I have fond memories of it. If they take to sailing, I'll probably swap it within 2-3 years for an Optimist, a day boat or whatever takes their fancy. My aim isn't to restore the 470 to top notch shape but to get it to a point I can sail it without it falling apart so I'm looking to spend as little as I can get away with and with fairly minimal effort. I want to keep it simple and minimal because the kids are going to be crewing. To start with, I'm not going to bother with the spinnaker.
I've attached som photos with labels. Do you know what the numbered items might be for?
Slides 2-3: Securing and tensioning the main and jib halyards is, currently, my biggest problem. There's a rusty Magic Box for the jib halyard that should probably come off but could still be used. There's also a dual toothed rack riveted on top of the Magic Box. Presumably the Main Halyard used to hook on to it? What would be a good solution? There are various mystery brackets and blocks.
Slide 4: I've made a guess at what the eyes on the deck around the mast might be but do you know what they're for? What are the various cleats for? I expected more eyes around the front of the cockpit to guide the elastic for the trapeze. How is it usually done?
Slide 5: Lots of mystery cleats around the traveller.
Slide 6: It's a Proctor mast; probably from the 70s. I'm not sure it's a 470 mast though. I can't work out how to attach the hooks from the trapeze wire to the mast. Surely it doesn't go into the riveted hole where the shrouds are attached?
Slide 7: The boom end is hacked with a block on a bent shroud plate. I guess it'll do for now.
I welcome your suggestions and thanks in advance.
Tak