A few Venture 222 rigging questions...

[GonePostal]

Im learning alot, but Ive also hit a roadblock. Please help! haha

1. My backstay comnects to the back of my stern in the middle via the setup in the picture. At least theres no other way I can see to hook it up. That being said it seems not quite right to me.

[GonePostal]

Also as far as the boom... what connects to this latch thingy??? Sorry I dont know the correct terminology...

[GonePostal]

And... This wire that splits off and hangs down about a foot... what does IT connect to?


Not the best pic. Heres another

[GonePostal]

And as a bonus haha Is my mast connected properly? Sorry for all the questions....

[Tomfoolery]

The back stay tensioning looks OK. A little kludgy but OK. Since you’re new to sailing, I would just snug it, cleat it, and leave it alone. It’s for changing main sail shape by bending the mast, which is a refinement you don’t need to worry about right now.

The tang on the end of the boom is for the top block of the main sheet system.

The tail on the back stay is to hold the boom up out of the way and stable when not sailing. Probably clips to the tang on the end of the boom.

I can’t see the mast base well enough to know if it’s correct or not, but it looks OK from here.

[GonePostal]

Thanks so much for the reply! So thats good... I think Ive got it all.

I dont.know exactly what is meant by the boom tang being for the main sheet system... Ill head back to the drawing board and try to understand that. Thanks so much!

[Russ]

I dont.know exactly what is meant by the boom tang being for the main sheet system... Ill head back to the drawing board and try to understand that. Thanks so much!

Latch Thingy = Tang. It's a connection point for the "main sheet".

"main sheet" is the rope that attached to the end of the boom to control the main sail and pull it in.



Go here and download the manual for your boat. It might explain more.
https://macgregorsailors.com/resources.html

[GonePostal]

Thanks so much. I do have the manual and Im working on figuring it all out. I just get stuck occasionally haha

That sheet... I had it attached to the top of the main sail, to raise it up and down. When I get home Ill look it over and I think I e got it thanks to all the help!

[Be Free]

Im learning alot, but Ive also hit a roadblock. Please help! haha

1. My backstay comnects to the back of my stern in the middle via the setup in the picture. At least theres no other way I can see to hook it up. That being said it seems not quite right to me.

Was that already attached to your backstay? That's an awful lot of line and mechanical advantange for a backstay. It looks more like a mainsheet to me.

[GonePostal]

No, that was connected to the backstay....

It goes down to the chainplate in the center of the stern and fits up perfectly. I cant really see any other way it would be rigged other than the way I have it.

Im not saying its 100% correct but it is the way its rigged per the previous owner.

Ill post a better pic later this evening when I get home. Thanks again for all the help!

[rustyventure]

Hey OP,

I hope you were able to figure out your rigging questions. If not, let me know, I have a '72 V222. I'm by no means an expert myself, but I may be able to help.

[Wayward2021]

On my 21 the backstay comes down and splits in 2 then attaches at the rear outmost corners. I agree that what you have on the back stay looks like a main sheet and should run to the tang on the boom. Supposing the boom makes it out that far. Most of the stays ive seen reach to a U bolt and are shackles to it and adjust with a turnbuckle or a pinned adjustment.

[chipveres]

About the rigging at the mast base: Some folks like the halyards run through the blocks to the cockpit like you have. It's more convenient. Some folks like to cleat them off directly at the mast to get more tension on the halyard and allegedly better sail shape. Try both sometime and see which you like better.

Chip V.
S/V Sand Dollar
(a Venture 222)