Category: Rigging

Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 6, November/December 2001. A small project that brings satisfaction and pride. An acquaintance raised the question concerning those little wedges that hold the mast in...

Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 3, May/June 2001. No trained elephants? Here’s an alternative In an article in November 2000, I touched upon the use of a quick and easy way for the lone sailor...

By Ted Brewer Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 2, March/April 2001. While economics favor the sloop, other rigs have much to offer Sunshine, a 33-foot gaff sloop with a bowsprit The history of the...

Cleaning the mainsail track made easy Some time ago, Don Launer came up with a great device for lubricating the mainsail slot (see “Sailtrack Lubricator,” March 2008) but I have always thought there must be an easier way. Last...

They hold up the shrouds that hold up the mast Spreaders are struts attached to the sides of a mast to hold the shrouds away from the mast and increase the angle at which they meet the mast. The greater the angle between shroud...