Re: [AlbinVega] Re: leading lines

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Brian Hofler

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Oct 30, 2019
1,021
Bob,
My Vega has two lines led aft to the cockpit (previous owner installed):
the main halyard and the reefing line. Both come down to turning blocks
at the mast step (aft side), rise to another turning block set (called a
"deck organizer" in the West Marine catalog) at the forward starboard
corner of the cabintop, and thence straight back to a rope clutch on the
starboard aft corner of the cabintop which is easily reached from the
cockpit. There is some friction along the way from the imperfect
angles, but this setup seems to work just fine.
Tom

"Robert J. Tantillo" wrote:
 
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reefmagnet

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May 9, 2011
1,000
Bob,
On my Vega, for all these fittings, there are simply large fender
washers on the bolts through the cabintop. There is not all that much
stress on the blocks and rope clutch (and next to nothing in vertical
stress)-- the only significant stress, I believe, would be on the
turning blocks at the base of the mast. On my Vega (I have no idea
whether this is original or was added by some previous owner), there is
a metal plate at the mast step that, just aft of the mast itself, has
holes where blocks can be attached directly to this metal plate. Thus
those high-stress turning blocks are not directly mounted on the
cabintop at all. If your mast step has such a piece, I'd urge using it
-- if not, you might query others to see if it's better to mount these
blocks on the cabintop or perhaps on the mast itself near the base.
(And yes, it works well -- except to remove or replace sail ties or the
sail cover, we never have to leave the cockpit for most circumstances
underway.) Good luck. BTW, my "deck organizer" turning block and rope
clutch both are triple fittings for three lines. Although I currently
have a roller furling jib and thus use only two fittings for my main
halyard and reefing line, it's nice to have available that third space
for possible future uses.
 
R

reefmagnet

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May 9, 2011
1,000
Greetings:



Our Vega
also has a plate at the mast step for the various blocks. These include the
boom vang, a down haul on the boom to trim the sail, a block for the main
halyard that leads to the cockpit and a block for the line (leads to cockpit)
connected to the reef point. We also have roller furling (don’t leave home
without it). With this set up there is no need to go forward except to anchor
or set the spinnaker.



Brian -
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