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Hi,
I have just bought a second-hand series 2 Holt-Speed FRP GP14, which appears to be set up for racing. However, there is no cunningham rigged and the outhaul needs redoing.
I assume both of these lines should go from the sail/boom to come out the controls at the sides of the thwart? So I would be grateful if someone could describe how to rig these (preferably with picures!) and what diameter rope I should use. I have read the rigging guide that I found in this forum, but does not really describe what I’m trying to do.
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Hi, people have all sorts of different rigs – you may be able to tell how yours was set up bu noting how many control lines /cleats there are on each side at the thwart.
For example, I have a Series 2 GP, but only the kicker is fed to each side, and cunningham terminates under the boom – see below.
If you already have several cleats each side at the thwart, then simply terminate the cunningham/outhaul line in a block, and feed a second line through the block to each side of the thwart.
Same principle for the outhaul. See the blue rope/block in this picture: https://get.google.com/albumarchive/108162080692365982718/album/AF1QipMebfTCFU1AN_OsGxovVkoCUKLjKdzKA0AgHWS_/AF1QipPH2ywmm_7wPPOWAWZASkLwPHFpqrlveB0J0ZUKThe cunningham on my boat works as follows. A thin rope (approx 2mm) tied off at the gooseneck is then fed up and through the cunninham eyelet on the sail luff, down to the bottom of the boat, through a block at the base of the mast, and then up through the centreboard casing near the thwart to a cleat. (Work fine unless you want to be tweaking the cunningham a lot during a race)
Some modern boats (e.g. Winder) have the lines running actually inside the centreboard casing itself (avoids crew standing on the lines!)
The outhaul rope starts at the (back) end of the boom, runs through a block (attached to a shackle which is attached to the outhaul eyelet) then back down the INSIDE of the boom, emerging under the boom about 15″ back from the gooseneck.
See these pictures from our archive: https://get.google.com/albumarchive/108162080692365982718/album/AF1QipMebfTCFU1AN_OsGxovVkoCUKLjKdzKA0AgHWS_/AF1QipOX11ERgVvjbfqU3nIN8EkZV54q7hGlp1RArkkEThere is a cleat under the boom and a small block. So to tighten the outhaul I just pull on the rope under the boom – to loosen, flip it out of the block (it’s actually quite easy to do – and because they are close to it, that’s usually the crew’s job!)
So that may give you some clues!
There are a lot of pictures of rigging photos here: http://gp14.org/members/members-2/all-about-your-gp14/
click the link “Rigging Photos”
Best of luck!Chris
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Thanks for your reply. The first picture with the blue outhaul going to the block is very useful. Please could you tell me what type and size of block and shackle I should use? Is dyneema 4mm rope ok for both ends of the outhaul (i.e. from boom to shackle and block to thwart)?
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Yes, 4mm line would be fine – and maybe a 20mm block. You can buy a block complete with a hook if that suited you, although I use a shackle (shackle size depends on distance to the eyelet, would need to measure to make sure its long enough). Have a browse through the chandlers to see the options etc. (There are other chandlers available too!)
e.g. https://www.tridentuk.com/gb/catalogsearch/result/?q=Allen+20mm+blockChris
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