There is an overwhelming amount of information out there about how to rig and maintain your 505. This page is our attempt to compile as much of this information in one place as possible. Please browse the various sections below for all the latest 505 rigging tips and projects. Please contact the Webmaster if you have an article to contribute or you think should be linked to from this page.
505 Tuning Information
- How a Gybing Centerboard Works by Ali Meller and Larry Tuttle 📷
- Waterat Mast Specification courtesy of Waterat Sailing Equipment
- 505 Mast Dimensions, Weight, and Stiffness Data compiled from Selden and SuperSpars manufacturer datasheets
- Current Glaser Sails Tuning Grid courtesy of Glaser Sails
- Current North Sails Tuning Grid courtesy of North Sails Gulf Coast
- Current P&B Tuning Grid for SuperSpars M2 courtesy of Pinnell & Bax
- Current P&B Tuning Grid for Selden Alto courtesy of Pinnel & Bax
General 505 Rigging Articles
- Holger Jess Rigging and Tuning Bible by Holger Jess
- List of All Known 505 Builders, Present and Past by Ali Meller and Craig Thompson 📷
- Sacré Cinquo! – is the 505 really French? by Patrick Hayes 📷
- Under-deck Pole Launcher Cleat by Drew Butner 📷
- Main Halyard Alternatives by Ali Meller
- How a Stuff Luff Jib Works by Ali Meller and updates by Craig Thompson
- Rigging a Bare Tube Carbon Boom by Craig Thompson 📷🎥
- Diagram of Integrated Outhaul and Flattening Reef by Barney Harris 📷
- New Waterat-Style CB Gybe Control by Craig Thompson 📷
- Double Pole Conversion by Craig Thompson 📷
- Broken Carbon Boom Repair by Craig Thompson 📷
- Rigging a Bare Hull 505, USA 9042 (Rondar) by Craig Thompson and JB Turney 📷
- Sailing World Article about USA 8854 (Waterat) by Jesse Falsone 📷
- Rudder Fittings 101 by Craig Thompson with input from Larry Tuttle 📷
- Selden Alto Mast Rigging by Jesse Falsone 📷
- Auto Trapeze Puller Installation by Gary Lee 📷
Improving an Older 505
- Offset Launcher Installation on USA 7199 (Lindsay) by Stergios Papadakis 📷
- Offset Launcher Installation on USA 8012 (Waterat) by Henry Amthor 📷
- Waterat Offset Launcher Installation Instructions courtesy of Waterat Sailing Equipment
- Centerboard Cap Overhaul on USA 7093 (Lindsay) by Garth Reynolds 📷
- Extending the Mast Gate Aft on USA 7611 (Waterat) by Craig Thompson 📷
- Re-Finish and Re-Rigging of USA 7346 (Waterat) by Craig Thompson 📷
- Re-Rigging and Racing an Older 505 by Ali Meller with updates by Craig Thompson
- Trunk Reinforcement for High-aspect Centerboards by Ali Meller 📷
- Trunk Reinforcement for High-aspect Centerboard on USA 7611 (Waterat) by Craig Thompson 📷
- Installing a Larger Spinnaker Tube on Van Munster USA 8822 by Dave Burchfiel 📷
Boat Maintenance
- Vertical Workshop Dolly by Tyler Moore, Jesse Falsone, Craig Thompson, and Tom Hurwitch 📷
- Getting Into Tight Spaces: 3 of My Favorite Tools by Craig Thompson 📷