Hi everyone,
I am new to j/24's and a fairly new sailor and have never rigged a sailboat before. Been working on hull 3205 for a while now and I am getting close to splashing and have the mast out to rig before heading to a boatyard. I think I have a lot of it figured out but I have two masts that the previous owner gave me. One short for stepping it on the deck and a full mast. I plan to use the full one but he was using the short one.
The spreader brackets he was using are on the short mast so I need to move them. They seem to be pointing a little towards the deck. (See pic, though you can't really tell they are pointing slightly down, the top of the mast is to the left). I know that you want the angle of the stay entering and exiting the spreader to be the same. On a j/24, would this mean that the spreaders would point a little downward? I just assumed they'd point upward but given the beam of the boat and location of the chain plates, maybe I am wrong.
Finally, in the picture showing the spreader, the existing hole through the spreader and spreader bracket align so that the spreader isn't against the mast, it sits out about a half inch. Is that normal?
Many thanks as always,
Christian
I am new to j/24's and a fairly new sailor and have never rigged a sailboat before. Been working on hull 3205 for a while now and I am getting close to splashing and have the mast out to rig before heading to a boatyard. I think I have a lot of it figured out but I have two masts that the previous owner gave me. One short for stepping it on the deck and a full mast. I plan to use the full one but he was using the short one.
The spreader brackets he was using are on the short mast so I need to move them. They seem to be pointing a little towards the deck. (See pic, though you can't really tell they are pointing slightly down, the top of the mast is to the left). I know that you want the angle of the stay entering and exiting the spreader to be the same. On a j/24, would this mean that the spreaders would point a little downward? I just assumed they'd point upward but given the beam of the boat and location of the chain plates, maybe I am wrong.
Finally, in the picture showing the spreader, the existing hole through the spreader and spreader bracket align so that the spreader isn't against the mast, it sits out about a half inch. Is that normal?
Many thanks as always,
Christian