Sails New Mainsail outhull setup. Original boom end is a total disaster. Clue end of the boom has just hook on the end to lead outhull from clue to hook, then to block turn line back to horn cleat on the end of the boom ?!?!?! How I suppose to adjust it under way??? Original end on the boom lines arrangement. Boom end outhull hook Topping lift line. Very strange setup. No way to put any reasonable tension on the outhull a specially for windy conditions, near impossible to adjust tension under way. With new sail I want to be able to do mainsail foot adjustments underway. I built 4:1 purchase system for outhull line. It is temporary solution and I am looking completely rearrange my boom to accommodate 4 reefs (instead of one I have now), outhull and topping lift. add V-cleats and horn cleats to hold reefs locked. Future plan. Internal lines mount block inside the boom at the end for outhull and put second purchase ...
Refitting and restoring a 47-year-old Irwin Citation 34 sailboat. Originally, this blog was created to motivate myself to continue this challenging project. It documents the DIY work step by step, done almost entirely single-handed. My goal is to make the boat seaworthy again, return her to salt water and sail. Sail more and sail seas.