Since I'm now setting up to fly a chute, I have to decide what lines to bring
aft and which to cleat off at the mast base. And I'm confused. Actually I'm a
citizen of that state.
This is what I'm thinking. Advice solicited.
The 2 reefing lines and the outhaul go to a Barient 10 winch on the boom with
both a clam cleat ahead of the winch (outhaul) and a horn cleat behind
(reefers). I don't intend to change that, at least not immediately. Be nice to
have them aft, the reefers at least. Maybe someday.
The mainsheet, traveller lines, foreguy (starbord) and Genoa roller furler line
(port) must come aft. There's a self tailing Bar 23 on the cabin top center at
the cockpit for the main sheet (companionway is offset to starboard on the
LF38) and clam cleats for the foreguy (on the starboard cabin side at the
cockpit), roller furler (on the outside of the port coaming - goes to the
primary sheet winch, a Bar 28) and traveller lines (cabin top, aft of the
outboard ends of the traveller).
Secondary sheet winches (Bar 22) are forward of the primaries and will be used
for the staysail sheets and the spin sheet. The spin guy will go to the
primary, I think. Staysail and spin sheets go through 4 separate snatch blocks.
There are 4 cabin top winches (1 Bar 10s and 3 18s with individual
cleats near the mast, and one Bar 10 on the mast with a cleat.
I have 4 rope clutches sharing one secondary cabin top winch (Barient 22) to
port at the cockpit. There's a single horn cleat between the mainsheet winch
and the 22 that is usually used to back up the clutch for the main halyard. The
candidate lines to bring aft to the rope clutches are, in my order of
preference:
1) Main halyard
2) Vang
3) Spin pole topping lift/staysail/storm jib halyard (3/4 height on the mast,
and there is a narrow reaching staysail)
4) Primary Spinnaker halyard
This leaves:
5) Primary Genoa halyard
6) Secondary Genoa halyard
7) Secondary Spinnaker halyard
For the cabin top 18's near the mast and finally,
8) Spin pole slide uphaul
8) Spin pole slide downhaulÂ
For the mast and cabin top 10s, respectively.
This is not the current arrangement. Does what I propose make sense? Should I
choose differently?
Damn, that's a lot of lines! Do I really need to lube all 12 winches every
year???!!! What have I gotten myself into????
Dan Sheer
Pegathy LF38
Rock Creek off the Patapsco
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