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Smiling Dog
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Initially Posted - 05/28/2010 :  12:34:53  Show Profile
How do I determine if I have a Tall Rig or Standard Rig? Can it be gleaned by the hull number? I bought the boat used and it just never came up. Thanks.
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 05/28/2010 :  12:47:12  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
The tall rig mast is 30 ft.

The standard rig mast is 28 Ft.

Run a tape measure to the mast head with your main halyard to measure.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/28/2010 :  13:56:51  Show Profile
. . . and/or you might look on the sail bags and see if there's a "T" above the hull number . . .
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 05/28/2010 :  16:27:15  Show Profile
If you're about 5'9" and the boom clears your head when the sail is fully hoisted, it's probably a standard rig... if the boom would hit your ear if you are standing up when the boom swings over, it's probably a tall rig. The tall rig mast is two feet taller and the boom sits one foot lower - hence the three feet longer luff measurement on the tall rig mainsail.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 05/28/2010 :  16:45:57  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Pardon the intrusion into the thread for a moment of personal privilege but I'd like to say a hearty hello to Bill Holcomb. It has been a long time (too long) since exchanging greetings.

Hope all is well in your world.

arlyn
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 05/31/2010 :  13:56:06  Show Profile
I usually suggest standing in the cockpit when you tack - if you are conscious and still in the boat after the the tack, you probably have a standard rig. Really, the only way to know for sure is to measure from the masthead to deck. The tall rig is a thicker extrusion, but everything else except the length is the same.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/31/2010 :  19:03:02  Show Profile
If it is easier for you, measure the luff of the mainsail. The luff measurement of the std rig main is 24.6 ft. while the tall rig main's luff measures 27.6 ft.
While this is not precise - a tall rig boat could have a std rig main in inventory - it is highly unlikely that a std rig boat would have a tall rig main on board.
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