Typhoon Rigging

[Bob Bernier]

I have two rigging questions for my Typhoon:

1. There are two fairleads mounted on the cabin top (up forward), port & star'd,what are they for? I also have two short "t"-tracks w/ slide for the jib sheets.

2. There is a small strap half-way? up the mast, which i assume is for a halyard - but for what sail?

Thanks for any help you can lend.

Bob Bernier
"Belle Therese"



rbernier@alsic.com

[Serge Zimberoff]

Fairleads forward of the jib sheet leads which are on the 't' track weren't installed by Cape Dory. Can't picture any sheets that would be lead that way to any advantage.

We have a block about half-way up the mast for the topping lift for the spinnaker pole.



serge@srtrop.com

[JB]

I had the same question when I rigged my Typhoon. The fairleads on the cabintop on my TY have cleats aft of them, and I route the main and jib halyards that come out of the bottom of the mast, through the fairleads and cleat them off. That way I can raise both sails from the cockpit. My jib sheets go through a stainless T track mounted on the toerail just aft of the winches.

Hope this helps.



Bonahooms@excite.com

[Bob]

My fairleads are mounted on a track about two feet long on the cabin top. The sheets for the working jib run through these and then to winches and then the cleats on the cockpit coamings. These sheets are run inside the shrouds. The sheet tracks and blocks on the toe rail are for my genoa sheets and they are run outside of the shrouds to the blocks and then to the winches.

Bob B.



Bundyr@aol.com

[sloopjohnl]

you can install a cam cleat near the cabin edge in line with the jib sheet track to simplify handling the jib sheets and keep them out of the cockpit. much easier on passengers near the front of the cockpit.

My fairleads are mounted on a track about two feet long on the cabin top. The sheets for the working jib run through these and then to winches and then the cleats on the cockpit coamings. These sheets are run inside the shrouds. The sheet tracks and blocks on the toe rail are for my genoa sheets and they are run outside of the shrouds to the blocks and then to the winches.

Bob B.

[sloopjohnl]

there may be two straps on the mast:
1- between the bottom of the mast and the exit of the jib halyard. this would be for the topping lift for the spinnaker.
2- should be just above the the forestay tang. this would be for the installation of a block to route the spinnaker halyard.

there may be two cleats, one on either side at the bottom of the mast. these would be to secure the topping lift and halyard mentioned above.

my '76 ty came with the tracks mounted on the cabintop for the jib sheets. there is a car with a fairlead to adjust the trim of the jib. directly in line with this track at the cabin edge is a cam cleat/fairlead combination to secure the jib sheets. this keeps the jib sheets out of the cockpit and out of the way. makes jib sheeting easy for someone sitting in the front portion of the cockpit. also simplifies jib sheeting when singlehanding. in 11 years i have never needed a winch to trim the working jib.

I have two rigging questions for my Typhoon:

1. There are two fairleads mounted on the cabin top (up forward), port & star'd,what are they for? I also have two short "t"-tracks w/ slide for the jib sheets.

2. There is a small strap half-way? up the mast, which i assume is for a halyard - but for what sail?

Thanks for any help you can lend.

Bob Bernier
"Belle Therese"

[Bob]

Thanks for the suggestion. I was out yesterday and especially in a solo situation, I can see how this would be easier.
I, too, have never had to rely on the winch for the working jib.

Bob



BundyR@aol.com