Sails and Rigging
12.4
12.3 The Boom
The boom carries the lower sheeting point of your main
sail and is controlled by the main sheet, the vang and the
optional traveler lines. Page 12.5 (Fig. 12.6, and 12.7)
contains illustrations demonstrating the boom with reef-
ing layout and the Mainsheet Purchase layout.
12.4 The Sails
As standard your Hunter is equipped with a furling jib
sail and a drop down main sail. The mainsail is the sail
attached to the aft track of the mast and hoisted with the
main halyard from the cockpit. The jib sail is attached to
the forestay and like the mainsail hoisted with the jib hal-
yard from the cockpit.
Most Hunter sailboats feature the control of the most
important sail controls from the cockpit. In addition to the
Fig.12.5
Fig.12.4Furling Running Rigging
1 Optional spinnaker halyard
2 Jib halyard
3 Furling line
4 Furling line
5 Vang line
6 Outhaul
7 Mainsheet
8 Main halyard
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