P42 how close are you able to sail to the wind

Dec 25, 2000
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Hunter Passage 42 Shelter Bay, WA
Hi Keith, , it appears clear from your pics why the staysail winches do not work well for the genoa. Hard to tell from the pic, but our dodger is in about the same location to the genoa winches as yours are. Still not a problem here. Just enough room to swing the winch handle 360 degrees.

Other problem I have with using the larger winches is the tripping hazard leaving the cockpit.
Yeh. I try not to trip on them:dancing:. Fortunate so far. Usually when leaving the cockpit while under sail I jump between the dodger frames at the instrument console. Forgot to take my camera when I went to the boat yesterday. I'll get them soon.