Hi Brian, Nice Boat choice.
Good Timing. I have just finished completely rebuilding all my standing rigging and running new halyards and boom lines. Everything now leads forward to the gooseneck, down and aft to the cockpit. Including; 4 reefs – Each with its own sheave. Topping lift. (Very useful to have it lead aft.) Boom vang. I have also fitted lazy jacks, and while they are on the boom of course, they end at a cleat on the forward part of it. Also fitted a new traveller with control lines in the cockpit, but you weren’t asking about those. You are asking about the topping lift. Mine has an eye at the top, with a SS thimble in it. If you have just bare wire, then it sounds like the eye broke. There is a small pin at the masthead that goes through the eye holds the wire up. You need either new wire made up (and for the price it would be my choice) or you can get a new eye fitted/made and use the old wire. At the lower end, it has a single sheave fitted. With topping wire pinned at the top, the control rope is dead ended on an eye at the back of the boom, on one side. Up through the sheave on the wire, and back down to a sheave block on the opposite side of the boom. Then it leads either fully forward, or is cleated somewhere along the side of the boom. I have many photos of my arrangement, but do not know how to post them. Maybe if you email me I can send some. Also you should go and visit Wally Bryants Blog. Just google ‘Wally Bryant Steel Blue’ John LF38 From: Brian Davis [mailto:brianwdavis...@gmail.com] Sent: June-01-17 3:30 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Boom Rigging Greetings everyone, I'm in search of a good schematic for redoing the rigging on my LF 38. I have the manual and it shows some length measurements, but I'm not fully educated on the terms. The only thing holding up the boom now is the old rope guides that keep the main from falling on the deck. When I bought her the SS cable that connects the back of the boom to the top of the mast was off and stowed below and there is only a connector on one end and bare wire on the other. Not sure how it connects to the boom...etc. I see a cheek block that I need to replace on the boom near the mast. I want to rig it the proper and best way, but I don't have any good drawings and just looking for some guidance. Regards, -- Brian Davis 1980 C&C Landfall 38 "Nina" Southeast Florida <https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0BxaAN3B_Cl8LcHZVUWJZOFptWndLaDd6UjYtN1F4cDlXTk1R&export=download> <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3108-a?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-3108-a> Virus-free. <https://www.avast.com/en-us/lp-safe-emailing-3108-a?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-3108-a> www.avast.com
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