Has anyone out there run their halyards back to the cockpit? If so what kind of fasteners did you use? Did you remove the headliner to thru bolt? Punch holes in the liner to reach cabin roof? Help! I'd like to do this in the spring. Thanks for any help you might give odayray
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Trevor - SailboatOwners.com
Installing cabintop hardware
Hi OdayRay - I would definitely plan on throughbolting sheaves through the coachroof. See if you can remove the headliner to access the bottom of a bolt to add the washers/nuts. If this isn't practical, you could punch through the headliner, as you mentioned, but I'd avoid it if you could. Throughbolting is the best way to ensure the high load on the halyard doesn't pull the sheave out of the deck! Make sure you bed anything installed into the deck with a good sealant to prevent water leaks. Best, Trevor
Hi OdayRay - I would definitely plan on throughbolting sheaves through the coachroof. See if you can remove the headliner to access the bottom of a bolt to add the washers/nuts. If this isn't practical, you could punch through the headliner, as you mentioned, but I'd avoid it if you could. Throughbolting is the best way to ensure the high load on the halyard doesn't pull the sheave out of the deck! Make sure you bed anything installed into the deck with a good sealant to prevent water leaks. Best, Trevor
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Mike C
cheek block and cam cleats
I installed two cheek blocks (one on each side of the mast approx. 6-8in. above the deck) If I did it again , I would use turning blocks at the base of the mast, but the cheek blocks work ok. The reason they are 6-8 in above the deck is because they have to clear the sliding hatch. If I went with the turning blocks down near the base of the mast, I'd also install 2 deck organizers to change the angle of the halyards back to the cockpit. The Halyards go through the blocks and run back to the cockpit. On the top of the cockpit (each side of the hatch about 2in. from the edge,I installed Ronstan cam cleats with fairleads. Works fine.
I installed two cheek blocks (one on each side of the mast approx. 6-8in. above the deck) If I did it again , I would use turning blocks at the base of the mast, but the cheek blocks work ok. The reason they are 6-8 in above the deck is because they have to clear the sliding hatch. If I went with the turning blocks down near the base of the mast, I'd also install 2 deck organizers to change the angle of the halyards back to the cockpit. The Halyards go through the blocks and run back to the cockpit. On the top of the cockpit (each side of the hatch about 2in. from the edge,I installed Ronstan cam cleats with fairleads. Works fine.
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Mike C
1 more thing
The Cam cleats were through bolted to the inside of the cabin top...bed them with your favorite material and use a backing plate or large washers to hold.
The Cam cleats were through bolted to the inside of the cabin top...bed them with your favorite material and use a backing plate or large washers to hold.
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Stu Timm
Cam Cleat Bedding
Hi Mike: I am planning to do also run the halyards aft to the cockpit of my 22. I was thinking of using a turning block mounted on the mast and then running the lines through swivel blocks connected to either the hatchway coamings or the handrails. My thoughts are there's solid material to tap screws into at these locations versus having to tap into the cabin coach roof. You mentioned you through-bolted a cam cleat to the aft part of the cabin coach roof. How exactly did you do that? I do not want to cut holes into my cabin's interior ceiling liner unless there's no other choice. Did you set a backing plate that is visible to the inside of the cabin? Your reply is appreciated! Let's hope for a thaw to break the ice up soon! Regards, Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 centerboard Centerport, NY
Hi Mike: I am planning to do also run the halyards aft to the cockpit of my 22. I was thinking of using a turning block mounted on the mast and then running the lines through swivel blocks connected to either the hatchway coamings or the handrails. My thoughts are there's solid material to tap screws into at these locations versus having to tap into the cabin coach roof. You mentioned you through-bolted a cam cleat to the aft part of the cabin coach roof. How exactly did you do that? I do not want to cut holes into my cabin's interior ceiling liner unless there's no other choice. Did you set a backing plate that is visible to the inside of the cabin? Your reply is appreciated! Let's hope for a thaw to break the ice up soon! Regards, Stu Timm "Karakahl" 1979 O'Day 22 centerboard Centerport, NY
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Mike C
thru bolts
I thru bolted them just because I drilled hole all the way through. No real reason behind it... I painted the backing plate (1in.x 3in.)and the nuts white to match the cabin top and it really isn't noticable unless you look. Previoulsy, the old wooden cam cleats were just screwed down and didn't go through (which worked fine and didn't pull out at all)...I only changed them because the teeth on the cam wore down and wasn't gripping the halyards and they were slipping. I wasn't too worried about what it looked like inside. I'm sure you could get by with just screwing them down...there isn't tons of pressure being put on them)
I thru bolted them just because I drilled hole all the way through. No real reason behind it... I painted the backing plate (1in.x 3in.)and the nuts white to match the cabin top and it really isn't noticable unless you look. Previoulsy, the old wooden cam cleats were just screwed down and didn't go through (which worked fine and didn't pull out at all)...I only changed them because the teeth on the cam wore down and wasn't gripping the halyards and they were slipping. I wasn't too worried about what it looked like inside. I'm sure you could get by with just screwing them down...there isn't tons of pressure being put on them)
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Mike C
it will make things easier
Running your lines aft to the cockpit has made things MUCH easier on my 22. Best fo luck... and if you're free..look at my post about the rOnDAYvous this summer at Liberty Landing Marina (Centerport isn't too far away) the more the merrier Mike C. O'22 "Maestro"
Running your lines aft to the cockpit has made things MUCH easier on my 22. Best fo luck... and if you're free..look at my post about the rOnDAYvous this summer at Liberty Landing Marina (Centerport isn't too far away) the more the merrier Mike C. O'22 "Maestro"
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