Chuck;
The arrangement on my 38 is essentially the same as the arrangement on Josh’s boat, except that I have only a 3:1 purchase on the end of the sheet at the traveler instead of Josh’s 12:1 cascade system. The other end of the sheet runs forward under the boom, down to the deck, and then back to a clutch and a Barient 27 self-tailing winch on the cabin top. 3:1 is adequate for almost all conditions but there is about 20’ or so of sheet to deal with. That goes into a sheet bag I’ve installed on the side of the cockpit well, and the mainsheet trimmer keeps it out from under foot when I have crew. If I’m single handing, the sheet is laid on the cockpit seats so I can reach it from behind the wheel. Remember: Reef early, reef often. The boat is faster when it is not overcanvassed. The Barient 27 is equivalent to a Harken 46 or Lewmar 48, so there is plenty of mechanical advantage available on those rare occasions when someone need to grunt the boom in against heavy winds. I also have a snap shackle connecting the block on the mainsheet to the traveler. I generally keep the boom clipped to the toe rail on the side away from the dock in order to keep the companionway unobstructed, and it has to be out of the cockpit when I put up the cockpit enclosure when cruising. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Borge via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2018 3:00 PM To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Chuck Borge <chuckbo...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List mainsheet set-up Thanks Josh, that was really helpful. I'm going to play around with some (or all) of your ideas, for sure! Cheers, Chuck Chuck Borge 508-642-3557 On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 2:25 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Chuck, I took a video for ya. https://youtu.be/VNUGnNAGsDo Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD
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