Shrouds and stays

Shrouds and Stays – Yes/No

Here is the new interior arrangement in plan,

and profile

The bury, the distance from the deck mast hole to the mast step, is 20” and the foredeck is 32” wide in way of the mast. The mast is well supported by the foredeck and the mast support beam that I plan not to have a forestay or shrouds (stays go fore and aft, shrouds athwartships) which simplifies rigging.

In place of the rowing bench in the original I have gone with a fixed thwart and with the removal of the engine well we have enough room for sternsheets.

There is enough room between the sternsheets and the rowing thwart to sit in the bottom of the boat when sailing.

The pad eyes for the sheets are shown in the profile and plan but the location of the oarlock is not as that location depends very much on the rower, although generally speaking 12 to 14 inches forward of the thwart is usually right.

The standing lug employs two sheets which are led to the quarters, this allows for sail adjustment absent a boom. The biggest problem with this sail is the twist that develops at the head. That can be corrected with a yard vang, a line from the end of the yard to the quarters to adjust for twist, but that is overly complicated for this size of boat.

So there you have it, Row, Motor, Sail (RMS).

Next time we'll talk briefly about construction and would this be better as a round bottom boat.