Rigging the gun mount

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Posted by kevinspierce (kevinspierce@…>)

The way our boat is rigged, the yard-centering control blocks at the
middle of the gunmount are somewhat forward of the mount. The control
lines had been rigged from those blocks, AFT of the mount and down
through the pulpit. That seemed to have a lot of friction, so I changed
the rigging to go FORWARD of the mount and pulpit, down to the block at
the deck/pulpit level.

Questions:

Are the blocks on the gunmount supposed to be forward (or is the mount
spun 180 degrees)?

On their way to deck level, are the pole control lines supposed to be
run from the blocks on the pole forward of the pole or aft of the pole?

Thanks,
Kevin

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Posted by Charles Rush Arasim (crarasim@…>)

Kevin,

If you go to the Freedom 21 info site (www.freedom21.info) and click
on the “Documents” section and then on the “Manual” section, you will
find a diagram of the gun mount rigging.

If I read you post correctly, it sounds like your sleeve is backwards.
The turning blocks should be aft of the sleeve and allow the yard
control lines to run almost directly downward to the turning blocks on
the deck at the base of the pulpit and then back to the cockpit.

Charlie

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Posted by Nick Marino (blueraven1@…>)

Hi Kevin,

See Freedom 21 Info ( http://www.freedom21.info/originals.htm ), F-21
Original Documentation, Commissioning … how to run lines, page 4
for picture of Spinnaker lines installation.

http://www.freedom21.info/f21commission.pdf

Nick

— In freedom21@yahoogroups.com, “kevinspierce” <kevinspierce@…>
wrote:

The way our boat is rigged, the yard-centering control blocks at
the
middle of the gunmount are somewhat forward of the mount. The
control
lines had been rigged from those blocks, AFT of the mount and down
See page 4 for Spinnaker lines installation.
http://www.freedom21.info/f21commission.pdf
through the pulpit. That seemed to have a lot of friction, so I
changed
the rigging to go FORWARD of the mount and pulpit, down to the
block at
the deck/pulpit level.

Questions:

Are the blocks on the gunmount supposed to be forward (or is the
mount
spun 180 degrees)?

On their way to deck level, are the pole control lines supposed to
be
run from the blocks on the pole forward of the pole or aft of the
pole?

Thanks,
Kevin

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Posted by j32080 (j32080@…>)

Note that the SS “hoop” on the top of the gun mount sleeve needs to
face aft as it also performs double-duty as the “tack” fitting when
you use the jib.

-John