These two sliding rigs are complete. One is brass and the other chrome plated. Each is in good condition. In the photo of the two rigs the one in the front is an A. R. Lassel rig. He made and sold these commercially. These are good examples of sliding rigs. See the article noted below for more information.
An excerpt from On Sailing with Vane and Sliding Rig. “We assume that your model yacht is equipped with vane steering gear and sliding rig, on which the sheets are rove [threaded — Ed.] so that one bowser simultaneously controls the set of the two sails. That bowser has been called the “Synchronous Bowser.” The standing parts of the sheets are sliding with the rig and are attached to either a jamming ring or an adjustment bowser. The main sheet is single-rove, but the jib-sheet is double-rove through a fairleader approximately half the distance to its jib-tack swivel as compared with the corresponding elements of the main sail, which results in both the boom and the club maintaining about the same angular speed as the synchronous bowser is being moved.”
John Stoudt is selling these sliding rigs for $250.00 each OBO plus S & H.
Local pickup can be arranged.
He can be reached at (610) 316-8695 or jstoudt309@gmail.com
