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has anyone got a diagram please of how the running rigging goes?for eg the lines for hoisting the genoa,lines for pulling the geona out mainsail,topping lift etc.

i know how they attach to the various sails,but need to know how the layout is through the pulleys,jammers etc over the deck for a 18ft sail boat
thanks
 
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I should work for parcel-force!


I did get caught up hand drawing a funky picture of a sail cover, I think I did pretty well in the time Sir!
 
There is no set arrangement for any sail boat. If it is no good you will soon find it can be better.
As a general indication the genoa halyard pulley should be jusdt below the forestay attachment omn the mast top. It can then run inside the mast or outside. It can emerge from the mast at a pulley box at the base or it can emerge through a slot possibly 1 metre above the deck. From a higher emergence or outside halyard it can go to a cleat on the mast or a turning pulley on the deck from whence it goes back to a cleat or even winch on the cabin top where you can reach it from the cockpit.

Similarly the main halyard pulley at the top should be as closely in line with the mast sail track at the back of the mast so that pull on the sail top is fair when the sail is up. (and under the backstay)
Spinnacker should you use one has halyard pulley above and out from the forestay in front of the mast.
Lines for pulling the genoa out. I think you mean the genoa sheets. These come to pulleys on the deck a little in from the gunwhale usually at a point aft and below where the clew of the genoa sits. (Clew is the aft bottomm corner) It is often on a track to permit adjustment for different sized sails. (I hope you have a tiny jib for strong winds) and also for different conditions.( or shudder, a roller reefing jib)

I suspect you probably have a little area of uncertainty so post again with specific question. good luck olewill
 
thanks everyone for your help
am i right in saying the genoa sheets dont go through the jammers on the deck,i.e they only go through the track and then cleat off when the sail is pulled out?
thanks
 
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I did get caught up hand drawing a funky picture of a sail cover, I think I did pretty well in the time Sir!

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Yes .... The actual location of the pulleys for the jib sheets is a variable question. The position fore and aft ie along the track adjusts the amount of "pull down" of the jib clew or the amount of "pull aft" of the clew. This is of course concerned only with setting the saill when beating to windward when the sheet is pulled tight. If the sheet has too much pull aft then the bottom part of the sail sets really tight (towards flat) while the top half falls away and tends to luff first. (luff means that the saill tends to turn inside out when the wind is coming from nearer the front of the boat.
If the sail has too much "pull down" (not enough pull aft) the upper part of the sail tends to set well but the lower part will tend to have too much curve (camber) in it and so will luff first. You want equal tightnesss (or flatness ) so equal performance from top to bottom.
The total amount of flatness is dictated by how hard you pull the sheet in. Harder in means flatter sail means it will point slightly closer to the wind, however it is the camber or curve of the sail which gives power forward. So slightly looser sheet more camber when beating in to waves or gentle winds, while tighter flatter when in calm water and stronger winds. In strong winds the flatness tends to allow the boat to be luffed up (pointed more toward the wind direction to ease the pressure trying to knock the boat over.)(heeeling pressure)
Thhe position of the track abeam ie distance from the gunwhale is probably fixed by the track position but closer in can give better pointing while further out again gives more power and less heeling pressure.

Now when you are sailinng on a reachie wind about rightangles to your direction (or further forward) but not beating, then the jib sheets need to be eased. This tends to allow the top of the jib to fall away and not work very well so if you are racing you might move the pulleys on the track forward to provide more down pull compared to aft pull. But many don't bother when cruising. Moving the sheet point outward can also give more power with less heeling pressure.
Almost all of these rules apply to the setting of the main sail sheet as well.

This whole question of sail adjustment is a bit of an art form, experts can argue endlessly and others fiddle and change the adjustments endlessly. For a beginner it is all not so important.

Your jib sheets of course need to be adjusted and changed over from one side to the other when you change tacks. My jib sheets tend to wear out faster than any other ropes from constant changing. Use cleats to allow easy fixing and adjustment of the sheet.

From the above you will realise that if your boat has a jib that can be used partially rolled up (rather than fit a smaller jib when the wind blows hard) you need to adjust the sheeting pulley and often jib sheeting is not correctly adjusted. good luck olewill
 
From the general style of your questions I assume that you are a complete beginner to sailing, and I apologise most sincerely if I am wrong. If you tell us where you are I am sure that there will be a forumite local to you who would be willing to help get you started, or failing that I believe that there is a Swift Owners Club who again will be able to get you going with a basic set up for your boat.
 
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From the general style of your questions I assume that you are a complete beginner to sailing, and I apologise most sincerely if I am wrong. If you tell us where you are I am sure that there will be a forumite local to you who would be willing to help get you started, or failing that I believe that there is a Swift Owners Club who again will be able to get you going with a basic set up for your boat.

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my boat will be at wells in norfolk
thankyou all for your help
 
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