Lugsail Rigging Upgrades

[@HerveMendell]

That boat is a work of art. I think Gartside boats are probably the pinnacle. They are definitely out of my league as an amateur boatbuilder. Maybe in another lifetime.

[@WavingNotDrowning]

Gartside boats are lovely. I get a lot of positive comments when I’m out in her. Shame there are not more Gartside boats in the UK.

[@trinitytoo]

Beautiful presentation (clear, concise, informative) of your sensible improvements to the rigging. Thank you for the ideas which I can use for my Penobscot 14.

[@WavingNotDrowning]

Am documenting as I go in the hope of helping others.

[@tomedom5107]

Lovely boat. A few suggestions which you can ignore (I'm just a guy sounding off on social media!) 1. Add some brass half round sections to the top of the coaming to take the chafe of halyard & downhaul, otherwise your varnish is toast; or install feed-through fairleads through the coaming. 2. Ditch that huge snap-shackle on the halyard. You (probably) want the yard to snug up tight to the mast. Tie a tight overhand stopper in the end; then tie an overhand through the yard becket. The first will jam the second. It will undo just fine 3. For the downhaul, 2:1 is the minimum. if your sailing involves a lot of windward work you'll probably need to double that. 4. Not sure about that mainsheet block with jammer sitting up on a rope traveller. On any dinghy an instant release of the sheet is an absolute priority and the more racy the boat the more important it becomes! The problem with that kind of jammer block is that the jammer release angle is always on the move, so un-jamming is unreliable. Using jammers at all is a modern innovation so if you want to go trad, hold the sheet in your hand. If you want a reliable jammer use one fixed to the boat?

[@WavingNotDrowning]

Thanks. I still have changes to make and have come to similar conclusions re some aspects of the boat. Particularly a rubbing strake or fairleads on the coaming.

[@richardmerrills-brown1561]

I too have a Gartside designed 17' yawl. I also have the mainsheet on a rope strop attached to the thawt. I think you will experience problems trying to lock the main sheet in the jammers being that high up. I shortened it right down to thawt level, anything higher was very difficult to set. Search Sowelu , i have a couple of videos posted. Pretty boat.

[@WavingNotDrowning]

Thanks for your comment. A while ago I did lower the mainsheet block with cleat. It wasn’t at a good height, as you point out.

[@GeoffTurnbull-cg6rw]

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[@SATSelectChoice]

Your boat is lovely. Do you get to sail it often?

[@WavingNotDrowning]

Bought it last Autumn. A few more tweaks and fixes before my first sail in her.

[@SATSelectChoice]

@@WavingNotDrowning make sure to enjoy her often! She is there to serve you, not the other way round!!