Bert, good pictures, thanks. I haven't lowered the mast yet. I'll move the boat for vacations by the end of the month so I'll put something on the mast base when I rig it again.
Eric, yes, swept spreaders. I have always tensioned the rig from the front but I was surprised how more effective it is to do it from the side. I found an easy way too, I'll just slide the mainsheet traveller out, fix it there somehow (tie it somewhere, easy to figure out) and use it to tighten a trap wire.
Jake and all, thanks a lot for all the advice, I got a bunch of tips and pointers to focus on, now it's time for me to study and practice. The good thing is that I realize that I know much less than I thouhgt I knew, which means new challenges and renewed interest with this change of boat.
I found these videos quite useful too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ydpO5aPltkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ16VSLJk1U&listhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVn0gQ3bke4&listAnd the other parts too, of course
Cheers!
