Anyone have references for rigging a lug sail dinghy?

[NPMR]

I have finished the adaptation of the rowing tender I made in 1989, adding a dagger board, rudder and mast etc. turning it into a small sailing dinghy for the grandchildren (and me!)

Mast and Gaff hand carved and shaped and 'though I says it myself, its come up "orlright".

Anyway, SWBO is to make the sail any minute now and for the life of me I can't find a good reference to see where the 'string' goes to pull the sail up and down - if you know what I mean? Stuff like halyards and kickers/downhauls etc.

Any good books/ideas out there?

 

[Bajansailor]

Phil Bolger has probably drawn more sailing boats (all very different and unique) in his lifetime - there is a lot about him on Wikipedia, and also if you google him.
And here is a link to his book '103 small boat rigs' : http://www.nauticalmind.com/customer/103-Sailing-Rigs-pr-66246.html

Here is a link to the Wooden Boat Store, which has some good books on small boats. http://www.woodenboatstore.com/products.asp?dept=161
Their Nutshell dinghy has a very nice and compact sailing rig - probably just what you have in mind!

 

[fluffc]

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I can't find a good reference to see where the 'string' goes to pull the sail up and down - if you know what I mean? Stuff like halyards and kickers/downhauls etc.

Any good books/ideas out there?

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Think simple.

The sail stays attatched to the 'gaff'. The halyard is attatched to the gaff, and through the top of the mast.

Kicker - wherever it might fit.

Downhaul - at the tack, led downwards.

All assuming it's an arrangement similar to a Mirror, with a boom, as opposed to a 'dipping lug'??

That's my two'pennies worth... (And my 700th post)

 

[srp]

John Leather wrote 2 books, one on gaff rig and the other on lugsails - I can't remember the exact titles as my bookshelf is 75 miles away at the moment, but they are an absolutely excellent reference.
I can't imagine you wanting a dipping lug if you're sailing with children, so that must mean you need a standing lug rig. The spar holding the top edge of the sail is the yard (not a gaff), and is slightly longer than the sail. A hole drilled through each end takes a lashing, arranged so that the head of the sail is tensioned. With a loose footed sail, just make off the tack of the sail to an eye fitted to the mast around thwart level. The main sheet runs through a small block lashed to the clew with another block fitted to a horse on the transom.
To raise the yard you can either fit a sheave into a slot near the top of the mast, or fit a block. Drill a hole in the thwart for a belaying pin to make off the halyard. You don't need a kicker as you don't have a boom. You need a ring which slides up and down the mast, with a small hook to tie to the yard (I can't remember the name of this fitting, and it's difficult to describe in words!).

 

[Lakesailor]

Could be your lucky day

I was talking to a guy on Coniston the other week with Hirondelle. I also took some pics.

Hope they help

 

[Bajansailor]

Re: Could be your lucky day

Excellent photos! They describe the rig much better than any book with diagrams could.

 

[NPMR]

Re: Could be your lucky day

Absolutely top!!

The bit that now fools me is that the boom seems to be free to move port/starboard but I guess trial and error will be needed for the best set-up.

But superb help. Thank you.