I'm pulling the mast and replacing the standing rigging, after Im
re-rigged, I'll shot a few pictures

OzOne wrote:
Before you pull it out, haul a tape measure up the jib halyard and
measure the rake exactly from say the stem.


Another good way to measure rake is from the center of the
transom, using the main halyard. I like this way with small
boats, because many boats also have an adjustment for the
mast step & partners, you can also measure these from the
top center of the transom too.

Top sailors in one design classes keel a tuning book of
these kinds of measurements so that they can set their boat
up the exact same way, even after major work (or getting a
new boat).



Make the new stays just a freckle shorter than the old ones so when
they settle in, they come up the same length.
That way, you get to set the rake the same without too much fiddling
about.

I dunno if Joe's boat is going to have enough rig tension to
even get that first 10% stretch on the wire.

Laying the boat on it's side to ake pictures of how the
sails will set is a great idea. It also lets you check out
how things are working up aloft when under tension. I've
occasionally thought it would be nice to be able to do this
with bigger boats too!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King