[Public-List] Jib sheet winch

[Lawrence Morris]

Gord,

I hope you have a substantial backing plate under that stanchion  
base.  The fastners with washers alone are not adequate to cary the  
sheet load.  you could possibly pull it off the deck in the shck  
loading of a heavy seaway


Larry

On Oct 21, 2008, at 11:18 AM, Bill Ydell wrote:

> Gord, please send it to me as well.
>
> Thank you
>
> Bill Ydel
> SallyB #441
> Charlotte, NC
> bydel at bellsouth.net
> 704 277 7300
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> Laco
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>
> Good day Roger -
>
> Having the main genoa sheet winches aft is an anomaly; I have never  
> seen
> that done in an A30.
>
> Normally, the forward pads are for the main winches.  The sheet is  
> led from
> the clew of the sail through a moveable sheet block, then to a  
> stationary
> foot block that sets the sheet up to approach the winch at the  
> correct angle
> whatever position the sheet block is in.  my A30, a liner boat, has a
> lifeline stanchion in just the right position to serve as the anchor  
> for the
> foot block, which we shackle to the bale on the stanchion base.
>
> If you like I can send you pictures or a drawing off-list.
>
> Cheers - Gord #426 SURPRISE
>
>
>
> On 10/21/08 10:49 AM, "RogerW" <RCSbiz08 at toadmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi y'all, I've done some looking at pictures and posts, but need  
>> more.
>> My friend's "new" A30 has two winches per side, the foremost  
>> smaller one
>> is apparently for sheeting the smaller jibs from the fairlead block  
>> on
>> the deck near the shrouds, since the angle to the toe rail gets too
>> steep with a larger genoa jib and the sheet block car pulled back.  
>> The
>> aftmost larger winch has a better angle for very large jibs with the
>> clew well aft, led through the toe rail block car on it's track.  
>> There
>> is a stationary padeye mounted aft of the rear winch on the toerail  
>> (for
>> spinnaker turning blocks?). He has upgraded to self tailing winches  
>> in
>> the forward positions. Old large original human-tailed winches aft.
>> Question 1: Would it be reasonable to put a turning block on the
>> padeye to use the self-tailers? What of the spin sheet then?
>> Question 2: Should we change the angle on the forward winch base so
>> that it lines up with toe rail and deck fairleads?
>> I'm probably going to do the work, as I'm replacing the winch bases
>> and eventually the coamings.
>> Thanks in advance, RogerW
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