T U N I N G T H E H 3 8 6 B& R RI G
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The e a sie st m e thod for t uning t he B& R rig is
to perform st e p one a s follow s before the
ma st is ste pped, w it h it lying aft side dow n
on t w o saw horses. Be gin w it h a ll rigging
slac k . I f t he m a st is a lre a dy st e ppe d, loosen
all the rigging, a nd t he n proc e e d t o st e p one .
1. St art w it h all t he rigging sla ck . T he n
induc e t he m ast be nd by t ight ening t he
re ve rse diagona ls (diam onds). M ea sure
the be nd by t e nsioning a line or the ma in
ha lyard be t w e en t he m asthead and the
goose ne c k . T he m a x im um a mount of
be nd should be no m ore t han 8 ” [2 0 3 m m]
for t he standa rd rig a nd no m ore t ha n 2 ”
[5 0m m ] for t he furling m ast . M e asured
pe rpe ndic ular from t he aft fa ce of t he
ma st to t he halya rd a t t he de e pest pa rt
of t he be nd. I t ca n be less than t ha t
ba se d on the sa il sha pe a nd your ow n
prefe rence . The be nd should also be
eve nly dist ribute d along t he ma st to give
a sm ooth sha pe . K e ep in m ind that
be nding a furling m ast m ay m ak e it more
difficult t o furl and w ill not do m uc h to
flat t en t he sa il as in a st anda rd rig. I t is
ve ry import a nt t ha t t he m a st a lso be
st ra ight from side to side at this t im e.
Tighte n or loose n t he re verse dia gona ls
to a c hie ve t his.
2. St ep t he m a st w ith a ll shrouds a t ta c he d
but w it h t he turnbuc kles c om plet e ly
loose ne d (if t he ma st w a s not a lre a dy
st e ppe d).
3. At t ac h the jib halya rd t o a c le at on the
bow to support the ma st in a ra k e d
posit ion (t he m asthea d should be a bout
2’-0 ” [~60 0 mm ] be hind the st ep). Atta c h
the ve rt ica ls a nd t ight en t he m unt il you
ca n just see t he hole for t he cott e r pin in
the t urnbuc k le . T ight e n t he jib halya rd
until you c a n a tt a c h t he fore sta y. At t his
point t he m a st he a d should be ra k e d so
that a w eight hung on the ma in halya rd
ha ngs a bout 1 ’ be hind the m ast st e p.
4. Use t he m ain ha lya rd t o chec k t ha t the
ma st is c entere d from side to side . Pull
it t ight a nd m a rk t he ha lyard ne xt to t he
ve rt ic a ls c ha inpla t e . N ow do t he sa m e
to t he other side to see if the m arks line
up. If not , t ight e n a nd/or loosen t he
ve rt ic a ls until the m arks line up. Onc e
the m asthea d is c entere d, begin
tighte ning t he ve rt ica ls unt il t he
turnbuc k les a re approxima t e ly ha lf
closed. While tighte ning t he ve rtica ls
you m a y not ic e t he be nd in t he ma st
increa sing. N ow you ca n t ighte n the
low e rs w hic h w ill t e nd to stra ighte n the
low e r pa rt of the m ast. Be sure to
tighte n port a nd st arboa rd sides e ve nly.
5. Now you should t ight e n t he hea dstay
until it is a pproxima t ely ha lf c losed a s
w ell. This should induc e t he a ppropria te
am ount of hea dsta y t ension. N e ve r
use
anyt hing more t ha n a pa ir of w renches
to t ight en your rigging. I f you use a n
ex t e nde d pie c e of pipe on t he ha ndle of
a w re nc h you c a n ove r t ight e n t he
rigging a nd do da ma ge t o t he m ast or
rigging.
6. On t he Hunt e r 3 8 6 it is ne ce ssary t o go
up t he mast in a bosun’s c hair to t ight e n
the number 2 dia gonal shroud (D2 or
inte rm e dia t e shroud). Alw a ys use
ca ut ion w he n “going a loft ”. Y ou should
alw a ys use a mount a in c limbing harne ss
or Bosun’s Chair inte nded for t his use.
Alw ays tie int o t he harne ss w ith t he
ha lyard using a bow line a nd then se c ure
the shac k le a s a ba ck up a s t he k not is
more relia ble t ha n a m e chanic al
fa st e ner. T he person hoist ing you aloft
should ke ep t he halya rd st oppe r c lose d
to pre ve nt fa lls. Good comm unic a t ion
be tw e e n t he t w o of you is a lso
im port ant. Tighte n the D2 unt il it ha s
just bec om e tight and then a dd tw o
comple t e turns. While a t the first
spre ader, look up t he ba c k of the mast
to see if it is st ra ight (ra ther t ha n be nt
from side t o side ) I f it is not st ra ight ,
then a djust the appropria te D2 t o
st ra ight e n it.
7. Ha ve the pe rson on de ck c a re fully low e r
you. T he y should ke e p t he halya rd
w ra ppe d at le ast t w ic e around the w inc h
and should a lw a ys have one ha nd able t o
st op t he ha lya rd from running free . Onc e
on de ck look up t he ba c k of the mast
and se e if it is straight (ra t he r t ha n be nt
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