just tring to find out how to rig my boat

[newportbill]

i have a newport 19 1970 and i would like to find any info i can find, like owners manual, rigging instruction. this is my first sailboat and i could us all the help i can get on rigging it. i love the water and i love to feel the power of the wind, please someone get me started.

 

[haulyard]

Re: just tring to find out how to rig my boat

hi,search google for sail rigging ,mast raising etc.,your boat is not to large so should be easy to raise mast and set up yourself. are all shroud lines there ?
sails in good shape? post a picture ,then we can all get a look see at rigging.good luck.

 

[Hitech]

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Well, assuming the picture is of your boat, it looks like you have the mast stepped and attached correctly. The boom looks good. I can't tell in the picture, but the mail sheet is often attached with a bridle that is attached to the aft of the boat. I can't tell where the aft end of the main sheet is.

A book on begining sailing will likely help a lot.

 

[PW2]

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Yes, a book on sailing basics is a must!

Whether you are in 12 ft digny, or a 40 footer, the basics are the same.

BTW, what's that outboard motor for? A *REAL* sailor don't need no stinkin' outboard motor! (just kidding!)

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

Re: just tring to find out how to rig my boat

Outboard! What outboard?

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

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Hi bill, I have forwarded your PM to TD, he may be able to advise you better than i can.

 

[oceansoul63]

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Well, first of all, what outboard is PW2 talking about? I see no outboard on that boat.

Anyway, silly as it may sound, an excellent book to get you started is Sailing For Dummies.

Don't let the name fool you -- it's an excellent resource written by expert sailors for the beginner. They don't talk down to you, but they really do make everything a lot easier to understand. I'm not ashamed to say that I have the book and keep it (among others) aboard my boat.

 

[oceansoul63]

Re: just tring to find out how to rig my boat

Of course, a must-have for any boater is Chapman's

 

[flashback]

Re: just tring to find out how to rig my boat

Looks to me like it's rigged ok..like Hitech said, the mainsheet is a little sketchy in the pic, but I'm guessing you have a mid cockpit traveler across the cockpit seats.. keep in mind, there is no set way to rig a particular boat. many folks will modify rigging to fit their needs.. btw the mast may be raked a little much, but you won't know until you try it...many of the older sailboats didn't really have much in the way of manuals so good luck on that..

 

[Bsquared]

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We had that same model, only we got ours back in '73 or '74. Great shallow-water boat (if it has teh kick-up rudder); would hold a bunch of people and pretty fast (at least I thought so until I got a Hobie

jib halyard goes to the left side of mast, main halyard cleast on the right. Jib sheets go right to the bullseyes on the cabin top and are held by the cam cleats.

Main sheet goes up from a knot at the end of the boom, down to a block on the back corner of the boat, across the stern to the other corner, around that block, then up to a block at the end of the boom, forward to a block at the middle of the boom, down to the centerboard trunk swivel cleat.

You also have a cunningham that goes on the front end of the boom and holds it down to the mast, and an outhaul that goes from the back lower corner of the sail (the clew) through an eye on the booom and forward to a cleat.

Note that on our boat, the block on the middle of the boom would have to be removed in order to use the boom roller furling (which we VERY seldom did).

Very simple rig; can't do much to trim or depower the sails, but simple to use Assume you have the reel to lower the centerboard; be careful and let that down slowly. Check that wire, too-that was the only piece we replaced in the first 10 years we had this boat.

 

[Hitech]

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Main sheet goes up from a knot at the end of the boom, down to a block on the back corner of the boat, across the stern to the other corner, around that block, then up to a block at the end of the boom, forward to a block at the middle of the boom, down to the centerboard trunk swivel cleat.

Ah, yes, it all comes back to me know. That is how my Venture 17 was rigged. I changed that after the first time out (hated it). I'd forgoten that was the original rigging.

 

[newportbill]

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how about the spinnaker and what about the smaller blocks that are mounted fast to the sides of the mast? and also there is a hole inthe roof of the cabin and a small pully just inside, what goes there? do you have any pics of your boat and may i e-mail you pics of mine