Rig, Sails & Canvas

Mast

Mast removed, sanded and clear coated with Nyalik.

Nyalik is a very expensive, flexible nylon clear coating that is used extensively also in the aircraft and aerospace industry. It is very easy to apply, is long lasting and prevents corrosion - plus, in my opinion, looks way superior to a paint job that invariably chips off and allows surface corrosion.

A new masthead was fabricated and welded to the mast with new machined sheaves - much stronger than original.

Selden maststeps installed .

All halyards moved to internal.

Fabricated and installed stronger, tapered spreaders and stronger spreader roots.

Ethyfoan insulation installed length of mast so ZERO halyard noise.

Conduit installed inside of mast for mast wiring.

New mast wiring and VHF coax (2022)

New LED Masthead combination trilight, strobe, anchor light (2022)

New LED combination steaming / deck light (2022)

All mast wiring taken through deck via stainless steel gooseneck so wiring is accessible, inspectable and has watertight integrity (2022)

New VHF / AIS masthead antenna (2022)

New Windex wind indicator (2022)

New Echomax passive radar reflector added to front of mast (2022)

Crane for spinnaker halyard fabricated and added

New Tides marine strong track added (2022)

Boom and Mainsheet System

Original boom replaced with larger, stronger section with internal 4 :1 outhaul. The original aft traveller was eliminated and a "Twin" mainsheet system installed (with appropriate reinforcing under the cabin deck head) on the cabin top both sides just forward of the dodger. The mainsheet lines are then lead aft to both sides of the cabin top under the dodger where they are very accessible to the helmsperson or crew. The beauty of this arrangement is that the cockpit is free and clear, you have great control of the boom when gybing the main, and when the main is down, the boom can be stabilised by the "triangulation" of the mainsheets - almost like having a boom gallows. There is nothing worse than grabbing hold of the boom expecting stability and having it move sideways - as is typical with a conventional mainsheet system. And all the complexity of a traveller system is gone. What makes all this work well for sail control and appropriate leech tension is the fact that a simple, potent 12:1 cascade boom vang system has been installed. The control line for the vang runs aft to the cabin top under the dodger.

New stronger gooseneck fabricated and installed.

Standing Rigging

Replaced all standing rigging with new 1/4” stainless wire with new 7/16” open body turnbuckles (New 2022) This is significantly oversize from standard boat.

New twin 7/ 32" backstays (New 2022)

Added new removable 1/4" Solent stay (New 2022)

For those not familiar with the Solent rig, it basically is a second forestay set just aft of the primary headstay and can be either fixed (with furling gear) or removable and the sail is hanked on as needed.The beauty of this set up is that once a wind strength is reached that is beyond the comfort limits of the full primary larger headsail, rather than reefing the primary headsail (which is always a compromise as far as sail shape and performance is concerned and also is not "kind" to a sail that is not necessarily designed cloth weight wise for these higher wind strengths), we can now completely furl this sail and move to a more appropriately size and cloth weight smaller sail for a much superior outcome both performance and boat and crew comfort wise. The other great plus for the Solent rig (over the cutter rig) is that, because the stay is attached at the top end of the mast not far below the primary headstay, then running backstays are not required to support the mast during deployment. There is one negative to having the Solent stay permanently attached though - and that is, if one is using the primary headsail and it needs to be tacked, then it has to be furled in each time. Hence, on Aroha, I have opted for a removable Solent stay. When detached from the bottom, it "lives" stored under tension next to the forward lower. When heading offshore when frequent tacking with the primary headsail is not the norm, the Solent stay is set up with the Solent reefable jib hanked onto the stay with sheets attached, in its storage bag ready to attach halyard and deploy. In anything over 15 knots uphill, this is my go - to rig.

New oversize Harken furler added for primary headsail.

Adjustable tack for Asymmetrical spinnaker added

Running Rigging

All new low stretch oversize halyards (new 2022)

All new Spinlock rope clutches and associated reefing gear (New 2022)

Upgraded mast halyard winches to larger size.

Chain plates

All original chainplate U bolts were removed and upgraded to larger scantlings.

Load distribution channels in hull deck joint were removed and upgraded to larger and longer with further thick aluminum backers under U bolt nuts

Sails

New full battened loose footed mainsail with 3 reefs built to offshore standards (2022). Third reef is to Trysail size.

Lazy jack system for mainsail.

Mainsail cover.

New 130% furling Genoa with foam luff built to offshore standards (2022)

Solent 100% jib on hanks with set of reef points, built to offshore standards. Almost as new. Sunbrella deck bag for solent jib when stored hanked on solent stay.

Storm Jib built to offshore standards, as new. This sail hanks on to Solent stay when in use, otherwise kept down below.

New Asymmetrical spinnaker with ATN dousing sock (2022)

Canvas

Companionway dodger with stainless steel frame and Lexan windows with sun covers and side handrails. Dodger new 2019 and window covers new in 2022.

Cockpit Bimini (2019) with removable canvas connector to dodger (2022)

Cockpit side curtains (also called weather cloths) (2022)

Windlass cover (2022)

Tiller cover (2022)

Forward hatch cover for use in heavy weather to deflect the majority of heavy water and spray before it challenges the forward hatch gasket, i.e. the objective is NO water drips into vee berth (2022)