Rigging a jackline on a Hunter 23

[farrapona]

Hello,
I am trying to figure out the optimal way to rig a jackline on my Hunter 23
As a novice sailor I am reading that the paramount consideration is to have the lines such that they prevent you from falling over the lifelines and keep you inside the perimeter of the deck
With this in mind, i don't like the idea that from the bow cleat I need to find mount points on the aft port and starboard sides

I was thinking of installing a "D ring" or "Bow eye" or similar (I'm really bad with the names of nautical hardware lol) just below the entrance to
the companionway.
So when rigged, it would run from here to the bow cleat directly down the center of the boat, around the mast, around this ring below the companionway and back to the bow around the other side of the mast.

Downsides are that it would be somewhat 'in the way' when going down below and back although not a big deal and it probably has
to be so tight that I would not be able to close the companionway up with the jackline in place.

I guess I could find spots for D rings just beside the companionway on either side, probably then ending up with 3 because I would still likely need
the one below the companionway for when I am in the cockpit

Any suggestions or obvious setups I should be using for a jackline?
Thanks!

 

[sail sfbay]

`Welcome to the forum!!
Running the jackline down the middle with a padeye on one side and below the companionway is a good plan.
You might find this article with jackline photos helpful: Stay Safe at Sea With a Custom Jackline System (sailrite.com)

 

[jssailem]

Along the same idea shared by @sail sfbay I utilize a Jackline setup shared by John Harries of Attainable Adventure Cruising (Attainable Adventure Cruising)

I sail solo a lot. I use multiple tethers on the jacklines instead of on the crew member. The jackline runs from a bow padeye, to the mast with the tether at the mast. The second jackline runs from the mast to the companion way. With a tether at the companion way. The 3rd tether is in the cockpit attached to a centralized padeye secured to the deck. When I come out of the companionway I attach the tether based on going to the cockpit or going forward to the mast. When I reach the mast, if I need to go to the bow, I attach the bow tether and disconnect the companionway tether. This set up has served me well keeping me on board inside the lifelines during some sporty weather and sea states here on our Pacific NW waters. I see no reason to run jacklines along the same path I want to have my feet securely in contact with the deck. That means less lines and obstacles to trip on as I move about the deck.

Simple diagram