I recently purchased an 83 Catalina 22' and am having some trouble
rigging for the first time. I am inexperienced with a roller furling
jib and am unclear as to where exactly to attach the jib. Aside from
the rolling forestay itself, there is a thin line, where I assumed I
was supposed to attach the jib, but the line is not tight enough to
stay close to the forestay when the jib is attached. Where do I
attach the jib? Also, when attaching the boom, it hangs very low
unless attached to a small wire hanging from the backstay. Do I keep
the boom attached to the backstay while I'm not under sail, and does
the sail keep the boom hanging high when it is raised? Thank you.

"wvnutt" wrote in message
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I recently purchased an 83 Catalina 22' and am having some trouble
rigging for the first time. I am inexperienced with a roller furling
jib and am unclear as to where exactly to attach the jib. Aside from
the rolling forestay itself, there is a thin line, where I assumed I
was supposed to attach the jib, but the line is not tight enough to
stay close to the forestay when the jib is attached. Where do I
attach the jib? Also, when attaching the boom, it hangs very low
unless attached to a small wire hanging from the backstay. Do I keep
the boom attached to the backstay while I'm not under sail, and does
the sail keep the boom hanging high when it is raised? Thank you.


I have the Plasmo unit on my Sandpiper but wonder if that 'thin line' is
the one that wraps around the drum and allows you to furl the jib. You may
want to ask in this group also..
http://www.catalinadirect.com/forums...?topic_id=1288
or find out the brand/model of your unit and search for a manual.
generic.. http://www.teamvanguard.com/2005/dow...ad_Rigging.pdf

Most sailboats have a 'topping lift' to hold the boom level or slightly up
when not using the main.
When sailing make sure the topping lift has slack.

"wvnutt" wrote in message
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I recently purchased an 83 Catalina 22' and am having some trouble
rigging for the first time. I am inexperienced with a roller furling
jib and am unclear as to where exactly to attach the jib. Aside from
the rolling forestay itself, there is a thin line, where I assumed I
was supposed to attach the jib, but the line is not tight enough to
stay close to the forestay when the jib is attached. Where do I
attach the jib? Also, when attaching the boom, it hangs very low
unless attached to a small wire hanging from the backstay. Do I keep
the boom attached to the backstay while I'm not under sail, and does
the sail keep the boom hanging high when it is raised? Thank you.


My recommendation would be either find another Cat 22 owner in your neck of
the woods who will show you the ropes, or hire a rigger for an hour or two
to do the same.

wvnutt inscribed in red ink for all to know:
I recently purchased an 83 Catalina 22' and am having some trouble
rigging for the first time. I am inexperienced with a roller furling
jib and am unclear as to where exactly to attach the jib. Aside from
the rolling forestay itself, there is a thin line, where I assumed I
was supposed to attach the jib, but the line is not tight enough to
stay close to the forestay when the jib is attached. Where do I
attach the jib? Also, when attaching the boom, it hangs very low
unless attached to a small wire hanging from the backstay. Do I keep
the boom attached to the backstay while I'm not under sail, and does
the sail keep the boom hanging high when it is raised? Thank you.


The light line is very probably the furling line - it wraps around the
drum on the furler. It should be set up so that the line is fully
extended when the sail is furled. When the sail is unfurled, the line
wraps around the drum, thus making it possible to furl the sail again by
pulling on the line.

The jib should have tab attached to its luff (forward edge of the sail)
which slides into a slot on the aluminum extrusion on the forestay.
There should be two jib sheets attached to the clew (aft corner of the
jib), each led around the outside of everything on either side of the
boat to the cockpit winches.

Yes, the boom is supported on the little wire clipped on the backstay -
when the sail is not set. When the mainsail is hoisted, the sail itself
holds the boom. Don't forget to unclip the boom when you start sailing!!

bob
s/v Eolian
Seattle

On Wed, 9 May 2007 10:27:25 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"wvnutt" wrote in message
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I recently purchased an 83 Catalina 22' and am having some trouble
rigging for the first time. I am inexperienced with a roller furling
jib and am unclear as to where exactly to attach the jib. Aside from
the rolling forestay itself, there is a thin line, where I assumed I
was supposed to attach the jib, but the line is not tight enough to
stay close to the forestay when the jib is attached. Where do I
attach the jib? Also, when attaching the boom, it hangs very low
unless attached to a small wire hanging from the backstay. Do I keep
the boom attached to the backstay while I'm not under sail, and does
the sail keep the boom hanging high when it is raised? Thank you.

snip

Most sailboats have a 'topping lift' to hold the boom level or slightly up
when not using the main.
When sailing make sure the topping lift has slack.


If the "topping lift" is just a short wire attached to the backstay,
it _must_ be unhooked from the boom while sailing.

A "proper" topping lift will be a long line from the outboard end of
the boom, to a block at the masthead, then down the mast to a cleat.
It can be tightened to lift the boom to any desired level when not
sailing, but must be loosened so that the sail, not the topping lift,
supports the boom while sailing.

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Quoting "RW Salnick" SNIP
The light line is very probably the furling line - it wraps around the
drum on the furler. It should be set up so that the line is fully
extended when the sail is furled. When the sail is unfurled, the line
wraps around the drum, thus making it possible to furl the sail again by
pulling on the line.
Snip
I'd add one thing to this -- make sure that the "fully extended" line still
has a couple of turns around the drum after the sheets of the furled sail
have wrapped around the sail two or three times. That will give you a little
of margin of error, reduce the stress on the line's attachment to the drum,
and also help ensure that the furled sail does not come unfurled in a blow
if the wind get's under an edge of the leech. I've seen it happen.
Scott
S/V Itchen