Custom Rigging
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Trifoiler #41 - I have swapped out the factory rigging with custom parts, and achieve the following improvements...
1) I can easily remove the rigging from the mast using a D-Shackle.
2) Replace the cable (forestay) with a coated wire.
3) Rigging now consists of non-complicated cables with swedged eyes at both ends.
Jonathan replies:
I could go either way on this. I haven't discussed it with Dan or Greg, but my perception is that they were very deliberate in how they chose to rig the TF. There are no screw shackles to be manipulated in the course of routine rigging, and there are no clevis pins and split rings (unless you count the main foil pins). If you're an experienced small-craft sailor, this is very unusual. My read is that there are two reasons for it: a) Elimination of small fiddly parts, which slow rigging and are prone to loss; b) Reduction of overall parts count, which increases reliability.
In this case, Dean has exchanged an unbroken piece of wire, a single thimble, and a single swage, for: Cutting the stay into two pieces and adding two thimbles, two swages, and a screw shackle.
The original design is a little odd (what about this boat isn't?) and 50% more work to fabricate if you only want to replace the fore or aft stay rather than both. Dean's two-piece version is certainly more modular, which has some appeal, as does removing a shackle to change a stay instead of disassembling the compression strut connect pin assembly.
