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OVINGTON BOATS Musto Skiff Rigging Manual

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Musto Skiff Rigging Guide
This rigging guide is to be used in conjunction with the Class Rules and CE Owners Manual, both available at
http://www.mustoskiff.com
Please take your time to rig your boat up prior to your first sail. You will, no doubt, be in a hurry to get out on the water and
enjoy some serious skiff sailing but a few extra minutes spent checking your boat is correctly rigged will make sure you have
an enjoyable sail and may prevent you damaging your kit.
You can rig the boat in a different order from than that described here but we know this method works.
NOTE: The following rigging fittings that are designed to be adjustable may be adjusted when not racing using only the fitting
functionality – (i) the angle and length of the mast spreaders, (ii) inboard, outboard and forestay shroud adjusters, and (iii) the
batten tensioners."
Below; shows the starting point, you should have one of everything in this picture.
1. The boat comes supplied with everything (except the
2. You have to start somewhere so lets start by attaching the
forestay tensioning device) you need to go sailing, if you are
Harken Carbo Ratchamatics for the spinnaker sheets. One
missing an item please call your dealer
each side. They are not handed so you don't need to worry
about which way round they go.
Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019
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  • Page 1 Harken Carbo Ratchamatics for the spinnaker sheets. One missing an item please call your dealer each side. They are not handed so you don’t need to worry about which way round they go. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 1 of 19...
  • Page 2: Rigging The Boom

    Finish the process by tying/splicing the ends off the block. leaving the block “snug” to the boom. 7. Repeat the process for the second block. 8. Bolt the double kicker bar to the boom fitting Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 2 of 19...
  • Page 3 9. Make sure you don’t over tighten this as it will need to move up and down as the kicker is adjusted. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 3 of 19...
  • Page 4: Stepping The Mast

    14. With the wings fitted ensure that the line for the downhaul (pink in this picture) is on top of the wing bar. Stepping the Mast Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 4 of 19...
  • Page 5 (not supplied) to the upper eye (arrowed) the lower shrouds to the plate on the mast. Do both sides and the mast will now be self supported. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 5 of 19...
  • Page 6 Ovington Boats if unsure on required rig tension. 22a. Now tape or cover the chainplate AND the upper eye that the rig tensioning device was attached to to prevent the spinnaker snagging Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 6 of 19...
  • Page 7 25. Take the loop around the trapeze ring 26. Pull it tight and that’s done. Repeat the other side. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 7 of 19...
  • Page 8 The method of tying is optional. Then thread it through the front block on the boom. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 8 of 19...
  • Page 9 Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 9 of 19...
  • Page 10 39. Then take the rope through the block on the end of the 40. Then tie the end of the rope to the eye on the mast. kicker bar and back towards the mast. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 10 of 19...
  • Page 11: Rigging The Spinnaker

    45. Through the “take up” block at the back of the boat and 46. Use the tiller extension to thread the halyard through the through the block at the back of the chute. chute. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 11 of 19...
  • Page 12 The method shown involves finding the middle of the sheets and push the loop through Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 12 of 19...
  • Page 13 58. Tie the downhaul to the upper patch on the kite. step 49) thread it through the ring on the kite. Make sure you are under the kite sheets Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 13 of 19...
  • Page 14 . 61. Have a quick look up to make sure the halyard is not 62. Your cockpit should now look like this … twisted or inside a shroud. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 14 of 19...
  • Page 15 – (i) the angle and length of the mast spreaders, (ii) inboard, outboard and forestay shroud adjusters, and (iii) the batten tensioners.” 67. Don’t forget to put the bung in!!!! 68. Tape everything up -, “if in doubt, tape it up” Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 15 of 19...
  • Page 16: Hoist The Mainsail

    Velcro. main or into some shockcord on spar. 74. Post the clew strap over the end of the boom. 75. Take the outhaul through the clew cringle Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 16 of 19...
  • Page 17 Make sure the boat is head to wind and if it’s windy get some help otherwise the boat can get blown off the trolley. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 17 of 19...
  • Page 18 84. Zip the sleeve up 85. All the way to the bottom 86. Buckle up the two straps. 87. Place the daggerboard in the boat 88. You are ready to go …. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 18 of 19...
  • Page 19 89. The cockpit should look like this 90. Just add water. Musto Skiff – Rigging Guide (v0.5) -Jan 2019 19 of 19...