Rigging Tips Part 2

More Articles From Online Book: Sail Handling and Rigging Made Easy:

1. Six Reasons To Leave The Cockpit Often
2. Don’t Forget About The Sails
3. Your Mainsail Is Your Friend
4. Hoisting the Mainsail Made Easy—Simplicity in Action
5. Reefs: How Many and How Deep
6. Reefing Made Easy
7. Reefing From The Cockpit 2.0—Thinking Things Through
8. Reefing Questions and Answers
9. A Dangerous Myth about Reefing
10. In-Mast, In-Boom, or Slab Reefing—Convenience and Reliability
11. In-Mast, In-Boom, or Slab Reefing —Performance, Cost and Safety
12. Mainsail Handling Made Easy with Lazyjacks
13. Safe and Easy Offshore Sailing—When to Reef, Part 1
14. Safe and Easy Offshore Sailing—When to Reef, Part 2
15. Topping Lift Tips and a Hack
16. 12 Reasons The Cutter Is A Great Offshore Voyaging Rig
17. Cutter Rig—Should You Buy or Convert?
18. Cutter Rig—Optimizing and/or Converting
19. Cruising Rigs—Sloop, Cutter, or Solent?
20. Sailboat Deck Layouts
21. The Case For Roller-Furling Headsails
22. The Case For Hank On Headsails
23. UV Protection For Roller Furling Sails
24. Making Life Easier—Roller Reefing/Furling
25. Making Life Easier—Storm Jib
26. Swept-Back Spreaders—We Just Don’t Get It!
27. Q&A: Staysail Stay: Roller Furling And Fixed Vs Hanks And Removable
28. Rigid Vangs
29. Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 1—Forces and Angles
30. Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 2—Line and Gear Strength Calculator
31. Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 3—The Details
32. Why We Don’t Recommend Boom Brakes
33. Downwind Sailing, Tips and Tricks
34. Downwind Sailing—Poling Out The Jib
35. Setting and Striking a Spinnaker Made Easy and Safe
36. Ten Tips To Fix Weather Helm
37. Running Rigging Recommendations—Part 1
38. Running Rigging Recommendations—Part 2
39. Two Dangerous Rigging Mistakes
40. Rig Tuning, Part 1—Preparation
41. Rig Tuning, Part 2—Understanding Rake and Bend
42. Rig Tuning, Part 3—6 Steps to a Great Tune
43. Rig Tuning, Part 4—Mast Blocking, Stay Tension, and Spreaders
44. Rig Tuning, Part 5—Sailing Tune
45. Cruising Sailboat Spar Inspection
46. Cruising Sailboat Standing Rigging Inspection
47. Cruising Sailboat Running Rigging Inspection
48. Cruising Sailboat Rig Wiring and Lighting Inspection
49. Cruising Sailboat Roller Furler and Track Inspection
50. Download Cruising Sailboat Rig Checklist
51. 9 Tips To Make Unstepping a Sailboat Mast Easier
52. Rigging Tips Part 1
53. Rigging Tips Part 2