So my new-to-me 34+ is now in the water and I'm working on getting everything sorted out. I'm at a bit of disadvantage since the boat was out of the water with the rig down when I bought her, so I've never actually seen her rigged and rig is considerably different than my previous 28'er.
My questions today concern the boom, which I wouldn't have thought to be confusing but I'm puzzled by it nonetheless. There are 3 sheaves at the aft end of the boom and three that exit the bottom of the forward end of the boom. The PO did at least run messenger lines through the boom but nothing is labeled. There does not appear to be any internal purchase arrangement inside the boom for the outhaul. First - outhaul. There is a length of SS wire with a thimble at either end that runs over the middle sheave at the aft end of the boom and is just coiled up and hanging loosely there. I'm assuming this is the outhaul, but I'm not sure how it's supposed to be led. Inside the boom, down and out through a sheave at the bottom forward end of the boom, then shackled to a length of rope & back to a cabin top clutch & winch? Topping lift: there is a length of light line that is dead-ended at the masthead. I can only assume this is a topping lift. What to do with it? Does it occupy one set of the interal sheaves and come down and back to the cockpit? There doesn't seem to be any external hardware on the boom for it. Reefing: what's the stock arrangement for reefing supposed to look like? Does not appear to be a single-line system. Are both reefs typically pre-rigged, or just the first reef? I assume the leach reefing line dead ends on the boom, up through the cringle, down to a sheave, inside the boom, down & out at the forward end of the boom, then back to the cabin top clutch & winch, yes? I'm headed back out to the boat today & I'm sure I'll uncover more mysteries. Sorry for all the dumb questions, but this is a bit like trying to do a jigsaw puzzle without having the picture of what it's supposed to look like at the end! Thanks all! -Dave
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