Can someone post or send me a picture or diagram of the mainsheet set up on a 1988 hunter 33.5? the traveler has a 3 wheel block and the boom a 2 wheel then a single. Thanks email tramp_harley@yahoo.com
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mainsheet traveler help
I believe the attached photo of our configuration is similar to what you describe. We are not very happy with this, but we just purchased our 1991 30T Hunter about 3 months ago and are just getting to re-configuring it. The way it is now means we have to rollup our windshield on our dodger to use it from the cockpit, plus the angle to the winch causes rollover on the line when cranking. We plan to redo it so it feeds back to the mast, down to to the deck and back to set of clutches in the cockpit that are used for the main halyard too. Hope this helps Rich
I believe the attached photo of our configuration is similar to what you describe. We are not very happy with this, but we just purchased our 1991 30T Hunter about 3 months ago and are just getting to re-configuring it. The way it is now means we have to rollup our windshield on our dodger to use it from the cockpit, plus the angle to the winch causes rollover on the line when cranking. We plan to redo it so it feeds back to the mast, down to to the deck and back to set of clutches in the cockpit that are used for the main halyard too. Hope this helps Rich
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Read the posts from the Hunter 29.5 in this forum
titled "No more double end mainsheet" before deciding to bring the sheet forward to the mast and then back to the cockpit. I think you'll be very unhappy with that arrangement.
titled "No more double end mainsheet" before deciding to bring the sheet forward to the mast and then back to the cockpit. I think you'll be very unhappy with that arrangement.
Ours was setup as a 3:1 and led to a cabin top
winch. On the 34, we have a smaller mainsail than you guys with fractional rigs, but 3:1 wasn't enough. I went with 4:1 and that works fine. And another thing that did, was to get rid of the twist in the main sheet at the rear of the traveler that is very common on 34s. We have eleven lines led to stoppers on the cabin top. Nothing but the pole hight is done at the mast. But a lot of that has to do with northwest weather. That Harken site is mind numbing. Sure glad I'm not looking to re-rig. Whew. A couple pictures of our main/traveler/turning block setup is on the third filmstrip of our web site, down near the bottom.
winch. On the 34, we have a smaller mainsail than you guys with fractional rigs, but 3:1 wasn't enough. I went with 4:1 and that works fine. And another thing that did, was to get rid of the twist in the main sheet at the rear of the traveler that is very common on 34s. We have eleven lines led to stoppers on the cabin top. Nothing but the pole hight is done at the mast. But a lot of that has to do with northwest weather. That Harken site is mind numbing. Sure glad I'm not looking to re-rig. Whew. A couple pictures of our main/traveler/turning block setup is on the third filmstrip of our web site, down near the bottom.
My mainsheet
I designed and had built this coarse/fine mainsheet system. The ratio is 5:1/10:1. Works great in any wind condition to 35kts without a winch.
I designed and had built this coarse/fine mainsheet system. The ratio is 5:1/10:1. Works great in any wind condition to 35kts without a winch.
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