Rigging an AUX BERMUDAN sloop (1946) G.Mcbryde and H.Rooke

[MYONA]

Hi guys,

I am a newbie to this site. I am restoring an aux bermudan sloop. I would like to have some help on the following.

With this classic boat I got 2 masts an aluminium and a wooden one. the aluminium one is the one shown in the pics. the wooden one was given to me with the boat but was never fitted.

the wooden one tends to be about 3ft longer than the aluminium one.

Question 1 If I leave the present lenght of the wooden mast will it differ anything on the boat's performance. Sails will remain the same.

Question 2 Could I have how to rig this boat and since the mast is not fitted how to determine the rigging lengths?

Question 3 What thickness should I use ?
Question 4 Do I use stainless steel wire or no

How to set the running rigging and fittings needed as I have no reference.
At that era did they have a self tending jib as I have found the fitting with the boat but nobody of the owners I spoke to recalls. (this looks like a towel holder) All I have is pics which I would like to post if sombody tells me how to.

Also note that everything is dismantled (mast, rigging, etc)

thanks

[Ian McColgin]

Your questions indicate the need for a good, professional survey. One fears answering based on such scant information.

In general and unless after survey there's good reason to replace a major part of the rig anyway, you're best off setting her up as most recently rigged, spars matching stays and sails. Run her for a year that way before deciding if changing the mast is a good idea.

Why was the wooden mast included? Is it some old bit of original rig from which a later owner departed? Why is the aluminum spar shorter? It could be as simple as that rerigger could get the spar cheap? Which mast and boom do the sails fit?

I hope you've had a surveyor to give some direction on what looks to be a pretty big rebuild. If that surveyor is not qualified to inspect the rig and offer competant thoughts on spar choise, stay and hardware upgrades, etc., then find a surveyor, rigger, sailmaker or naval architect who is up for that part of the job.

G'luck

Ian

[Mike Maddin]

HI,

Sounds like you have a major project ahead of you. You mention not having any references; at the risk of stating the obvious, if you don't have a copy of The Complete Rigger's Apprentice by Brion Toss (the esteemed host of this website), you should get one before you go much longer. It's available from the Catalog section of this website if you can't find it where you are.

Good Luck,

Mike