Arne wrote:

[...]Hopefully the diagrams and photos will explain details that my Stavanger-English fails to do.

I hope to have someone do a proof-reading, eventually, so it becomes half-readable. [...]

Hi Arne,

Thank you for yet another helpful write up. If your written English skills were ever a problem, then this is no longer the case. I will let you know if I have any suggestions. So far everything seems clear and error-free. The photos are very helpful as well.

I wonder if there is there a specific knot or method that you used to lash the halyard blocks to the yard. I would like to do the same thing with my rig. I have not been able to find any clear description of how to lash a block to a spar online. I expected something to pop right up on google, but that was not the case.

How do I lash a block or shackle to the yard?

Frederik,
I used a double block, up there  -  that is, I intended to, but the chandler was out of doubles. I therefore bought two singles and tied them together and to the tip of the batten.

The idea of using blocks was to minimize friction. By tying them to the end of the battens, they would never hit my nose in a gybe...

Arne

Karl,

the simplest is to open this page (a JRA page but with public access).
Up to the left you'll find those other chapters: https://junkrigassociation.org/arne/

..and then there is a bit more...

Arne

Excellent Arne one of your best write-ups to date.

Don't have any doubts about your English, it too is excellent. I will read it through very carefully anyway.

(We need something like this for SJR too!)

Thank you for your write-ups and I am sure this is on behalf of a lot of people.

Frederik wrote:

Hi Arne

I’m going to give the alternative sheeting system a try. Seems like a good way to clear the abundance of lines in the cockpit. 

Good, Frederik.
Just look for the line with lowest friction in it. The one I found at my boat equipment chandler, was called a ‘flag line’. In addition, go for rather large plastic thimbles, or even better, ‘Barton rings’, if they have it. This ensures that the sheetlets re-adjust themselves easily and thus distributes the forces evenly, as on my boat.

Cheers, Arne