Working and completing my Drascombe Lugger Rigging

Only a couple more videos before we get "The Lugger" on the water for her maiden sail.
This ones for everyone wanting to see me get the boat final prepped for a sail. In this video we get the rigging of the boat worked out...almost. I still made an error with the Mainsail tack line.
We also get the new mainsheet and block ready aswell as looking at a few SWD experiments!!!
It was a glorious day. Just being on the lake in all that lovely summer sun was enough, let alone spending that time playing with my new boat!!
Hope you enjoy
00:00 Finding my boat cover
00:35 Getting the masts set up
01:34 Moving the ring block
02:13 Threading the new main sheet
06:42 Fibre glass end rod protectors
07:20 "Pettigrew" rope cleats
11:25 Coffee time!
12:06 New Jib Clevis pin
14:37 Inserting the rudder
15:48 Using Parral beads!
19:55 Sorting out the Halyards and Main sail Tack
Link to Pettigrews Lugger DIY website. I've found this super useful:
www.pettigrews.org.uk/lm/page...

[@mikeu5380]

I really like your "learning process" approach. And the way you talk us through these steps, I definitely can see you with a group of children around you! What a great teacher or camp counselor you'd make. Thank you.

[@SailingWithDave]

Cheers Mike, thanks for that.

[@jimjenner4243]

Hey there Dave. Great Vid. I have one set of parell beads on the yard where the hallyard is tied on and then the other ones go on the sail around the mast below the yard. I used Inglefield clips which work really well. Works a treat for me. Keeps the yard nice and vertical and allows you to lower the yard without it clonking someone on the head. Reefing is a breeze too. Also, be wary of using a cam cleat for the halyards. Its very easy to let them go by a noivice crew ( speak from expereince) and it all comes crashing down. Keep up the great work. Good viewing for the cold, dark winter evenings.

[@SailingWithDave]

Cheers for the tip Jim. I will try those inglefield clips they look like they could do a few jobs on my boat for me!! Yes agreed on the Cam cleat. I use one but only for the tack of the mainsail, so the worst that will happen is a flappy sail. I'm a bit of a convert to the wooden pins on the thwart on the Lugger, they're great. Yes I have a delay in the video times largely because I have to work still and I need the buffer of the videos, but it's nice to have some summer fun to remind us of next season, during the cold winter months!!!

[@danielforde-pogson]

Really enjoying your videos - you remind me of...well me, cos I'm always forgetting the right jargon. I must look a right numpty at the sailing club. 'Halyard? I thought it was a bit of string'!! - Like, it's not really a gaff, it's a yard cos it's a lug sail, not a gaff sail! Why oh why did they invent all these things?!? I don't know Drascombes well although I'm familiar with the Lugger. But thanks to you, I quite fancy a Dabber now. Lovely!

[@SailingWithDave]

Hi Daniel, TY for the kinbd comment. Yes I just seem to get into a twizzle when on camera. I am getting better. I just passed my Day Skipper theory so this should get better!!! I would recommend any Drascombe to be honest. The Lugger is just such a special boat and like the Mirror before her, I am really glad to have sailed one. Plenty more sialing to come.

[@bmjnyc]

do you know how long the mainsheet is?

[@SailingWithDave]

My mainsheet is a bit long to be honest but i'm sure it's 14M long. However on the Lugger it does go for a long ride!! The MK2 Lugger in it's standard form runs the mainsheet from one of the Aft blocks, up to the mainsheet double block, down to the traveller ring, back up to the mainsheet double block and then down to the other aft block. From there it passes under the traveller and to you. I always seem to have a lot of mainsheet in the boat, even when running. Just some feedback on this system. I found that the mainsheet block constantly gets twisted up and also the mainsheet doesn't run very well, so it can be hard to let it out at times. I ended up changing the mainsheet system to using a double fiddle (2 blocks but length ways) on the mainsail Clew, which goes to another double fiddle on the traveller ring, making a 1:4 system. This way the sheet is much better in line and there's far less mainsheet to worry about. The system is much looser too so more responsive when needed. The bottom fiddle has a camcleat on it so you can quickly cleat and uncleat but I think I may remove that as the cleat in the middle of the boat is fine for the odd light weather cleating of the main.

[@LNM0000]

Sorry to be a pedantic bastard but I think your bit of wood that gets hoisted up is a yard, not a gaff. This is a gunter rig. Only found out the difference recently tbh cos mine has a gunter rig too. A Sea King, similar to a Falmouth Bass boat. (I'll get fuckin flamed now on YT 😆) Also mate, should the main be laced onto the mast ?

[@SailingWithDave]

Hi There, cheers for the comment. So, the great "yard" V "Gaff" debate!!! I have had this with many sailors young and old now and what I think we found was that a "Gaff" was what you find on a Gunter style rig, essentially where it's hoisted almost vertically to the mast like on the Lugger or Mirror dinghy. A Yard is used more on a Lug sail style rig with square sail where it is set at 90-45 degrees to the mast. I say this, although I have seen arguments and even pictures showing both!!! Yes, in a perfect world I should lace the bottom of the mainsail to the mast. I will definitely be setting that up for next season so that I can get the sail tighter to the mast. I need to make a system though that will still allow me to lower the sail quickly.

[@LNM0000]

@@SailingWithDave never seemed to have any problems raising amd lowering the sail on a boat i used to sail years ago with this setup. Even so, in my head, it seems like it's going to jam up easily.

[@SailingWithDave]

@@LNM0000 Well there's only one way to find out!! I could give that a go whilst she's ashore in the boat yard this winter. Will give me an excuse to get down there!!!