Tomorrow is First time raising mast and rigging our V22

[Willburrrr2003]

I am about to raise the mast for the first time tomorrow and I am figuring rigging our 79 V22. Here is my understanding of the rigging for both standing rigging and running rigging so far, please folks chime in with any corrections if I am in error anywhere. Halyards are in place on the mast, and topping lift line is there as well. My Standing rigging is connected to my mast (upper and lower shrouds, and backstay are hooked to the boat. And forstay connected to mast and coiled.). From my understanding I unpin the mast from the bracket on the pulpit. Then I walk the mast back to the mast step (rear of mast on mini sits on a roller that is in place where the rudder goes). once the mast is at the mast step, put the pin back in place and secure it. next making sure the lines are not tangled and the spreaders are se in place I get under the rear of the mast and walk forward pushing the mast up as I go until I am on top of the cabin and the mast is upright. Then with assistance we hook the forstay in place. At that point the shrouds and stays will hold the mast up, and you can adjust tension on the stays for correct mast shape. Next would be to hook the boom to the gooseneck and attach the topping lift to the end of the boom on the small swivel tang to hold the boom up. Next would be the running rigging. The next step would be to hook the pulley assembly for the main sheet to the boom as well on the large swivel tang on the end of the boom. My main sail feeds into the boom , all the way to the end. next i would attache the main halyard, and feed the luff of the sail into the mast as I pull on the halyard until it is all the way up, and the halyard gets cleated off. My Jib has hanks that hook to the forstay, so I would attach the jib next to the forestay on the bow put all the hanks on from bottom to top and attach the job halyard to the head of the jib sail, then run the jib sheets through their eyelets or pulleys back to the cock pit then pull on the halyard until the jib is up. at that point the mainsheet controls the mainsail, and the two jib sheets would control the jib and get cleated off depending on which tack I am on. I would also hook the outhaul to the clew of the mainsail and tension the foot of the sail with it, and possibly a cunningham at the base of the mast hooked to the tack of the mainsail and use it to tension the luff of the mainsail. I would then put my rudder and tiller in place and I think at that point the boat is ready.

Regards,

Will R.

[Maraquita]

That sounds about right. It also sounds easier than it probably really is, especially walking the mast up. I did it that way when I was much younger. You will want help keeping an eye on the shrouds as you go up, since you can’t really just stop and clear any fouling that might occur. A second person clearing the jam while you stand still and hold the mast will help. I have always found it easier to attach the uphaul to the end of the boom first, so that the boom is not falling into the cockpit while I’m attaching it to the goose neck. Obviously you won’t actually raise either sail until you are away from the dock or off the trailer and ready to move. If you are just doing this in your driveway for practice and adjustment, make sure that it is either dead calm or you are facing into the wind before you raise the sails, especially the main. You can let the jib flog, but the main can get you in trouble in a hurry when you are on the trailer. Have fun!

[Willburrrr2003]

That sounds about right. It also sounds easier than it probably really is, especially walking the mast up. I did it that way when I was much younger. You will want help keeping an eye on the shrouds as you go up, since you can’t really just stop and clear any fouling that might occur. A second person clearing the jam while you stand still and hold the mast will help. I have always found it easier to attach the uphaul to the end of the boom first, so that the boom is not falling into the cockpit while I’m attaching it to the goose neck. Obviously you won’t actually raise either sail until you are away from the dock or off the trailer and ready to move. If you are just doing this in your driveway for practice and adjustment, make sure that it is either dead calm or you are facing into the wind before you raise the sails, especially the main. You can let the jib flog, but the main can get you in trouble in a hurry when you are on the trailer. Have fun!

Thanks for the great response and good advice on safety roo! I bought materials for making a simple gin pole to raise it easier, I may build it first and use it

Regards,

Will

[Ixneigh]

I loved my v22.2!!!
I walked the mast up myself, 2O years ago. I couldn’t do it now. A Mac M/X mast raising system would be the way to go.
However, two people can do it without much difficulty.

Ix

[SteveH]

No update yet, don’t keep us in suspense.

This is what we use. It works very slick. Michelle operates the winch, I keep things steady.