Hi, I've seen many posts on this, but still not quite settled in one particular part of the plan.
I'm planning to run most of the lines aft as follows:
Port side:
Main halyard
Reef tack line
Reef clew line
Starboard side:
Vang
Downhaul (making an 2:1 downhaul rather than using a cunningham)
Outhaul (making a 4:1 outhaul for my loose-footed mainsail based on an article on StingySailor)
(headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast)
This will allow reefing as well as shaping all 3 edges of the mainsail from the cockpit.
3 lines to each side. The challenge is the space between the hatch runner and hand rail is tight. I’ve read that ppl solve this several ways:
- create a triple cheek block by stacking a single on a double
- angle a deck organizer (with one rope rubbing on the hatch runner)
- mount a deck organizer to a piece of teak to avoid the rope(s) rubbing the hatch runner
I like the triple cheek block idea but can’t find them and don't want to MacGuyver a single/double stack. Otherwise I will plan to buy pieces of teak and mount the deck organizers on them to get the lines to run over the hatch runners. Other ideas? Maybe I can mount a single cheek block and double cheek block separately?
Thanks in advance.
I'm planning to run most of the lines aft as follows:
Port side:
Main halyard
Reef tack line
Reef clew line
Starboard side:
Vang
Downhaul (making an 2:1 downhaul rather than using a cunningham)
Outhaul (making a 4:1 outhaul for my loose-footed mainsail based on an article on StingySailor)
(headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast)
This will allow reefing as well as shaping all 3 edges of the mainsail from the cockpit.
3 lines to each side. The challenge is the space between the hatch runner and hand rail is tight. I’ve read that ppl solve this several ways:
- create a triple cheek block by stacking a single on a double
- angle a deck organizer (with one rope rubbing on the hatch runner)
- mount a deck organizer to a piece of teak to avoid the rope(s) rubbing the hatch runner
I like the triple cheek block idea but can’t find them and don't want to MacGuyver a single/double stack. Otherwise I will plan to buy pieces of teak and mount the deck organizers on them to get the lines to run over the hatch runners. Other ideas? Maybe I can mount a single cheek block and double cheek block separately?
Thanks in advance.