Traveler move I am moving the bridge deck (cockpit) mounted traveler to the coach roof on my O'day 28. I have all of the hardware on order from Garhauer and have spoken with their technical folks regarding such items as stress loads on the coach roof, what mechanical advantage ( 6 to 1) I'll need on the sheet and several other tech. questions they answered for me. For those of you who have done this I would like to know where I place the bails on the boom and how far aft of the mast should I locate the risers and traveler. The system, as I said, is 6:1 on the main sheet so there are three blocks on the traveler and three on the boom; one with a becket. Guido, from Garhauer, assures me that the loads on the deck with a 6:1 system will not stress the boom nor will it damage the coach roof with proper backing plates which they provide. I am making this change so I can sail the boat with the full enclosure buttoned up for a totally closed cockpit area. The bugs (skeeters) and cool rainy days in the Great Lakes make a full enclosure a good thing for a cruising family sail boat. Any info will be helpful. Thanks, Mike
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Mainsheet System
Mike, I used a 5 to 1 set up and works great. Here is the link. The total cost of the system was about $251.00 http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d108000/e107884.asp Just scroll down till you get to 5 to 1. Everything is listed there that you need.
Mike, I used a 5 to 1 set up and works great. Here is the link. The total cost of the system was about $251.00 http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d108000/e107884.asp Just scroll down till you get to 5 to 1. Everything is listed there that you need.
Why I used 5 to 1
Mike, The reason that I went with this system was to spread the load on the boom. I think that a one point mounting would be way to much load in the middle of the boom. Sorry I forgot to add that in my first post.
Mike, The reason that I went with this system was to spread the load on the boom. I think that a one point mounting would be way to much load in the middle of the boom. Sorry I forgot to add that in my first post.
Joe, thanks for the info, but...
Joe: Thanks for the link. It confirms the need to spread the stresses over several blocks so as to not bend the boom. But I still would like to know the spacing of the blocks on the boom and how far aft of the mast to place the traveler and risers on the coach roof. Any and all information will be helpful. Mike
Joe: Thanks for the link. It confirms the need to spread the stresses over several blocks so as to not bend the boom. But I still would like to know the spacing of the blocks on the boom and how far aft of the mast to place the traveler and risers on the coach roof. Any and all information will be helpful. Mike
Placement
Mike, I placed mine at the very front of my companion way. Almose even with the hatch when it is fully open. This way nobody can hit their head going in or out of the cabin. For the block placement, I centered the middle one over the traveler. The front and rear blocks are 10" apart from the center one. This seems to work well and is very easy to handle. That gives you 30" spread for the load. Hope this helps.
Mike, I placed mine at the very front of my companion way. Almose even with the hatch when it is fully open. This way nobody can hit their head going in or out of the cabin. For the block placement, I centered the middle one over the traveler. The front and rear blocks are 10" apart from the center one. This seems to work well and is very easy to handle. That gives you 30" spread for the load. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the info
Joe D. Thanks much for that info regarding the block spread on the boom. This is the last thing I need to know to do the job. Thanks again and fair winds Mike
Joe D. Thanks much for that info regarding the block spread on the boom. This is the last thing I need to know to do the job. Thanks again and fair winds Mike
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