Hunter 50 - The Arch

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Sails and Ri
gg
in
g
12.
4
— the laz
y
sheet — should also be attached to the clew
o
f the s
p
innaker , led forward
i
n front of the headsta
y
,
a
n
d
th
e
n
bac
k
o
n th
e
o
th
e
r
s
i
de
of
th
e
boa
t —
ou
t
s
i
de
the shrouds and li
f
elines — to another turnin
g
block
positioned
j
ust forward of the stern pulpit. Then take that
sheet and lead it to a winch, with the slack in the sheet.
Now
y
ou are read
y
to hoist the spinnaker.
S
tart b
y
headin
g
off to a square run. Leave the mainsail full
y
o
ut durin
g
the hoistin
g
procedure as it will blanket
the spinnaker and keep it
f
rom
f
illin
g
until
y
ou are
read
y
for it to be set. A
g
ood place to raise the sail
is
f
rom the leeward side,
j
ust ahead o
f
the boom.
O
nce it is
f
ull
y
hoisted, slowl
y
head up to
y
our desired
c
ourse an
d
p
u
ll
i
n t
h
e s
h
eet unt
il
t
h
e sa
il
sets.
M
a
k
e
sure
y
ou have at least two turns o
f
the sheet around the
win
c
h.
Now
y
ou are o
ff
and sailin
g
with
y
our cruisin
g
spinnaker.
12.9 The Arch
As is customar
y
on Hunters, the traveler is overhead, on
a stainless-steel arch, to keep the cockpit clear of the
o
bstruction and the boom clear of
y
our head. The helms-
man can easil
y
ad
j
ust the mainsheet traveler and the
j
ib
sheets, althou
g
h the mainsheet itself is at the companion-
wa
y
as
ill
ustrate
d
a
b
ove.
Th
e setup a
ll
ows s
h
ort
h
an
d
e
d
sailin
g
when there are onl
y
a couple o
f
people in the
c
ockpit or with an autopilot doin
g
the steerin
g
.
For instructions on
f
oldin
g
the arch
f
or transport or ser-
vice please follow the followin
g
instructions:
Ar
c
h in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n n
o
t
es
a
n
d
t
oo
l li
s
t
:
Notes: Read all of the installation instructions before begin-
ning.
Thi
s
j
o
b
requ
i
res two peop
l
e,
i
t
i
s
i
mportant t
h
at t
h
e
arch be supported until
f
irml
y
attached to the deck.
To avoid in
j
ur
y
durin
g
the installation process, orient
t
h
e arc
h
pr
i
or to
b
e
gi
nn
i
n
g
t
h
e
i
nsta
ll
at
i
on
.
Re
m
e
m
be
r t
o
c
h
ec
k
a
ll
a
r
c
h n
u
t
s
bo
lt
s
af
t
e
r th
e
initi
a
l
seatr
i
a
l
an
d
t
igh
ten as necessar
y.
T
oo
l Li
s
t
fo
r
a
r
c
h in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n
:
D
rill and 3
/
8” drill bit, to clear sealant
f
rom holes.
3/8
” drive ratche
t
6”
extensio
n
9/
16” deep and re
g
ular socket.
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9/
1
6
” wrenc
h
P
hillips head screwdriver
(
lar
g
e: P4
)
C
aulk
g
un, and sealant
(
3M-5200
)
‘
Never
S
eize” bolt lub
e
Ra
z
o
r knif
e
wire strippers
/
crimps
ra
g
s, and acetone, or lacquer thinner
f
or clean-up
.
Struts
(
not fitted to all models or mast options
)
H
50 B&R Ri
g
With Struts Descriptio
n
The B
&
R ri
g
, utilized on the Hunter 50, eliminates the
need for a backsta
y
to allow for a more efficient mainsail
shape. Fixed backsta
y
s are commonl
y
bein
g
desi
g
ned
o
ut o
f
toda
y
’s per
f
ormance-oriented boats to allow the
mainsail to incorporate a full roach desi
g
n - a more
aerod
y
namic shape both
f
or racin
g
and cruisin
g
per
f
or-
mance.
To accomplish this, the B
&
R ri
g
has 30 de
g
ree swept
spreaders, creatin
g
120 de
g
rees between each ri
gg
in
g
po
i
nt.
Thi
s tr
i
-po
d
arran
g
ement
h
as exce
ll
ent stren
g
t
h
f
or sailboat ri
g
s, and has been used
f
or
y
ears to support
hu
g
e radio towers
.
Additional support is
g
iven to the B
&
R ri
g
(
and is unique
to it
)
with the addition o
f
reverse dia
g
onal ri
gg
in
g
. For
e
xamp
l
e, t
h
e
di
a
g
ona
l
s t
h
at
y
ou see
b
e
gi
nn
i
n
g
by
t
h
e
top o
f
the mast strut, endin
g
at the tip o
f
the spreader,
supports and stabilizes the upper section o
f
the mast as
i
t creates a tr
i
an
gl
e w
i
t
h
t
h
e upper s
h
rou
d.
The B
&
R ri
g
is desi
g
ned to be pre-bent to
f
urther add
ri
g
idit
y
to the mast section and eliminate the need for
ad
j
ustable ri
gg
in
g
(
like backsta
y
ad
j
usters
)
. This desi
g
n
should prove more reliable than a ri
g
with ad
j
ustable
backsta
y
s or runners, as there is less chance for error
.
The lar
g
e main, small
j
ib, sail plan on the 50 also elimi-
nates the need for lar
g
e overlappin
g
headsails
(g
enoas
)
,
as the drivin
g
power comes
f
rom the much improved
shape and size o
f
the mainsail. This o
ff
ers an easier
tackin
g
small
j
ib, creatin
g
g
ood performance and more
c
om
f
ortable sailin
g
as it is less work
f
or the crew.
A
s t
h
e
l
ar
g
e ma
i
n
i
s creat
i
n
g
a
ddi
t
i
ona
l
ma
i
ns
h
eet an
d
leach loadin
g
, Hunter has included a cockpit arch whereb
y
the mainsheet and leech loads are directed to the stron
g
part of the boom
(
the out-board end
)
and is located at the
heaviest loadin
g
point o
f
the mainsail. The cockpit arch
serves additional sa
f
et
y
and com
f
ort
f
unctions as hand-
h
o
ld
s an
d
coc
k
p
i
t canvas attac
h
ment po
i
nts.
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