Picture 3.8 Stepping the Mast
3.4 Rigging the Gennaker Halyard
The gennaker halyard pulls the bowsprit out at the same time as it hoists the
gennaker. The bowsprit outhaul block runs under the gennaker chute, and will
become accessible if you pull the bowsprit out. The outhaul block is on a
“carousel” arrangement so will automatically be pulled into view as the
bowsprit is pulled out.
1. Pull the bowsprit out to view the bowsprit outhaul block.
2. Take the loose end of the gennaker halyard from the block at the base
of the mast, and lead it forward through the bowsprit outhaul block and
then back to the gennaker halyard cleat (see picture 3.10). Note that
when the mast is delivered there is a knot where the halyard exits the
mast: this is just to keep it tidy during delivery and must be untied
before the halyard is threaded.
3. Thread the end of the gennaker halyard through the small wire fairlead
in front of the cleat, through the cleat, and through the hoist block (see
picture 3.11).
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