[Alberg30] winch pedestals

[J Bergquist]

Don-

I don't want to level off the existing pedestals. I want to keep them 
exactly as they are and use them for secondaries.

What I want is to install new pedestals for my primary winches forward 
at a longitudinal position even with the bridge deck. The arrangement I 
have seen on other boats is that the jib lead runs aft from the car to a 
turning block longitudinally near the secondary pedestal and mounted to 
a wooden base abutting the toe rail. Then it runs forward and inboard 
from this block to the primary winch. Cleats are horizontally mounted to 
the shelf I mentioned in the previous message just aft of the winch.

There is definitely some additional rigging around the cockpit with this 
arrangement than with mine (which is REALLY simple), but I think that 
the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. I really like having the 
jibsheet trimmers on the bridge deck and out of the helmsman's way, as 
well as having the winches forward so that the trimmer can always look 
up at the sail from a comfortable position with the winch ahead of him/her.

It seems that the lead angle into the winch on other boats with this 
setup is pretty good.

Any additional advice is, of course, appreciated.

J Bergquist
Calliope #287
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