Hunter 50 - Tuning the B&R Rig

Hu
nt
e
r
50
• Gettin
g
Underwa
y
1
3
.
5
full
y
ad
j
ustin
g
some tension on the sheet to keep the sail
tau
gh
t
.
2. Install the out haul line in the boom with the messen
g
er
line
p
rovided and lead from the sheave at the back of the
boom throu
g
h the lower crin
g
le at the back o
f
the sail and
a
f
t to the end o
f
the castin
g
.
3
. Install ree
f
in
g
lines in the boom with the messen
g
er
line provided and lead
f
rom the sheave throu
g
h the rel-
e
vant crin
g
le at the back of the sail and then down to the
slidin
g
e
y
e on the bottom o
f
the boom. Pull enou
g
h slack
into the ree
f
line so that the sail can be
f
ull
y
raised unim-
peded b
y
the reef lines. Tie the mainsail onto the boom
with the sail ties provided
.
4
.
I
nsta
ll
t
h
e
jib
s
h
eet onto t
h
e
jib
an
d
l
ea
d
t
h
e s
h
eets
inside the shrouds to the lead blocks on the cabin top and
a
f
t to the
j
ams or winches on the house top. Tie
f
i
g
ure
e
i
g
ht knots in the end of the sheets to prevent them from
runnin
g
back throu
g
h the
j
ams.
5
. Raise and unfurl sails, be
g
innin
g
with the main and
then the
j
ib while powerin
g
into the wind.
O
nce each
hal
y
ard, is tensioned b
y
the winch, the hal
y
ard can be
p
us
h
e
d
d
own
i
nto
i
ts res
p
ect
i
ve ro
p
e c
l
utc
h
es an
d
t
h
e
hal
y
ard removed
f
rom the winch,
f
reein
g
the winch
f
or the
next hal
y
ard or sheet. However, care should be taken not
to
i
na
d
vertent
ly
open t
h
e rope c
l
utc
h
es, s
i
nce t
h
e sa
il
s
will lower rapidl
y
i
f
this is done. When the sails are raised,
the boat can be laid o
ff
and the en
g
ine turned o
ff.
6
.
O
nce the main is sheeted in and
y
ou are sailin
g
upwind, con
f
irm the main toppin
g
li
f
t position. The main
should be capable of sheetin
g
in hard without the toppin
g
li
f
t bein
g
ti
g
ht. With the main sheeted in hard, the toppin
g
li
f
t should have ei
g
ht to ten inches o
f
sa
g
and should be
a
dj
uste
d
accor
di
n
gly.
7. A
f
ter a da
y
o
f
sailin
g
, the sails should be lowered
/
furled in while a
g
ain powerin
g
into the wind, with the
j
ib
f
urled in
f
irst and then b
y
lowerin
g
the main. Protect
y
our
sails b
y
coverin
g
them with the laz
yj
ack sailcover or
f
url-
i
n
g
t
h
em comp
l
ete
ly
up.
1
3.3.2 Tunin
g
the B&R Ri
g
The easiest method
f
or tunin
g
the B
&
R ri
g
is to per
f
orm
step one as
f
ollows be
f
ore the mast is stepped, with it
l
y
in
g
aft side down on two sawhorses. Be
g
in with all ri
g
-
g
in
g
slack. I
f
the mast is alread
y
stepped, loosen all the
ri
gg
in
g
, and then proceed to step one
.
1. Start with all the ri
gg
in
g
slack. Then induce the mast
bend b
y
ti
g
htenin
g
the reverse dia
g
onals
(
diamonds
)
.
M
easure t
h
e
b
an
d
by
tens
i
on
i
n
g
a
li
ne or t
h
e ma
i
n
h
a
l
-
y
ard between the masthead and the
g
ooseneck. The
maximum amount o
f
bend should be no more than 1
%
o
f the len
g
th of “P” for the standard ri
g
and no more than
2”
(
50mm
)
f
or the
f
urlin
g
mast. Measured perpendicular
f
rom the a
f
t
f
ace o
f
the mast to the hal
y
ard at the deepest
p
art of the bend. It can be less than that based on the sail
shape and
y
our own pre
f
erence. The bend should also
be evenl
y
distributed alon
g
the mast to
g
ive a smooth
shape. Keep in mind that bendin
g
a furlin
g
mast ma
y
m
a
k
e
it m
o
r
e
d
i
ff
i
cu
lt t
o
fu
rl
a
n
d
will n
o
t
do
m
uc
h t
o
f
l
a
t-
ten the sail as in a standard ri
g
. It is ver
y
important that
the mast also be strai
g
ht from side to side at this time.
Ti
g
hten or loosen the reverse dia
g
onals to achieve this.
2. Ste
p
the mast with all shrouds attached but with the
turnbuckles completel
y
loosened
(
i
f
the mast was not
alread
y
stepped
)
.
3
. Attach the
j
ib hal
y
ard to a cleat on the bow to support
the mast in a raked position
(
the masthead should be
about 2’-0”
{
60cm
}
behind the step
)
. Attach the verticals
and ti
g
hten them until
y
ou can
j
ust see the hole
f
or the
c
otter pin in the turnbuckle. Ti
g
hten the
j
ib hal
y
ard until
y
ou can attach the foresta
y
. At this point, the masthead
should be raked so that a wei
g
ht hun
g
on the main hal-
y
ard han
g
s about 1
’
behind the mast step.
4. Use the main hal
y
ard to check that the mast is cen-
tered
f
rom side to side. Pull it ti
g
ht and mark the hal
y
ard
next to t
h
e vert
i
ca
l
s c
h
a
i
np
l
ate.
N
ow
d
o t
h
e same
i
n
the other side to see i
f
the marks line up. I
f
not, ti
g
hten
and
/
or loosen the verticals until the marks line up.
O
nce
t
h
e mast
h
ea
d
i
s centere
d
,
b
e
gi
n t
igh
ten
i
n
g
t
h
e vert
i
ca
l
s
until the turnbuckles are approximatel
y
hal
f
closed. While
ti
g
htenin
g
the verticals,
y
ou ma
y
notice the bend in the
mast
i
ncreas
i
n
g
.
N
ow
y
ou can t
igh
ten t
h
e
l
owers, w
hi
c
h
will tend to strai
g
hten the lower part o
f
the mast. Be sure
to ti
g
hten port and starboard sides evenl
y
.
5
. Now
y
ou should ti
g
hten the headsta
y
until it is approxi-
matel
y
hal
f
closed as well. This should induce the approx-
imate amount of headsta
y
tension. Never use an
y
thin
g
more than a pair o
f
wrenches to ti
g
hten
y
our ri
gg
in
g
. I
f
y
ou use an extended piece o
f
pipe on the handle o
f
a
wrenc
h
,
y
ou can over-t
igh
ten t
h
e r
iggi
n
g
an
d
d
o
d
ama
g
e
to the mast or ri
gg
in
g
.
6
.
O
n the Hunter 50cc, it is necessar
y
to
g
o up the mast in
a Bosun’s
C
hair to ti
g
hten the number 2 dia
g
onal shroud
(
D2 or intermediate shroud
)
. Alwa
y
s use caution when
“g
oin
g
aloft”. You should alwa
y
s use a mountain climbin
g