Converting Benford 30 Gaff Cutter to Junk Rig

  • 26 Nov 2024 04:09
    Reply # 13435009 on 13432585

    Good luck.  I'm sure it will be great.  If you get tired of waiting, you can ddownload PJR from the Members' Area/ Books and Magazines/Library!

  • 19 Nov 2024 17:56
    Message # 13432585

    Hello all.


    I recently bought this boat with the intention of doing the conversion. The current gaff rig is tired. The spruce mast is questionable. 
    This is not a Benford Dory, but a heavy full keel boat. 
    I’ve ordered the practical junk rig book but don’t have it yet. Happily, I see this very boat on the cover, in line drawing, with a junk rig.

    I expect to build a new mast and step it about two feet forward of the current position. I will need to add beefy partners and floor timbers etc.
    I have questions about all of that.

    I will start with pictures of the existing rig and the junk rig shown on the cover of the book.

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