Re-routing mainsheet

[Colin]

I have a Hunter 335 on which the mainsheet and travellr are located on the cabin roof just in front of the dodger (I live in Canada so the dodger is a must). The dodger makes it very difficult to adjust the mainsheet from the cockpit. I am considering running the mainsheet along the underside of the boom, down to the base of the mast then back along the deck to a spinlock or similar located in the cockpit. I would like to know if anyone has tried thsi before and what the outcome was.

 

[Steve Dion]

Need slits cut in window.

Colin:You just need to have a slit cut in the window to allow you to release the jam cleat on either side.Your other option would be to add a sheet stopper to each side to release the mainsheet as required. In this case you would remove the jam cleat from the traveler and use the sheet stopper instead.

 

[J. Tesoriero]

That set up works fine.

What you are describing is exactly how the mainsheet is rigged on our 1980 Hunter 30. The sheet is attached mid-boom, with a multiple block system. The sheet runs forward to a block just under the goose-neck, then to a block at the mast step, then to a turning block on the cabin roof and aft - under the edge of the dodger - to a rope clutch, sheet winch and jam cleat on the rear of the cabin top. It works well.