[Public-List] Jib sheet winch

[Gordon Laco]

Hi Roger - 

Did you not get the picture?  I sent earlier today.

It may be that the larger winches are less powerful than the smaller ones
your boat has up forward.  Better gearing can make an apparently smaller
winch offer better power.

Have you got a digital picture of your layout?

Gord
#426 Surprise






On 10/21/08 8:58 PM, "RogerW" <RCSbiz08 at toadmail.com> wrote:

> Yes Gord, please send a picture or two. This is #26 John Scott's
> "Wooshkeetaan" in Claiborne, Maryland. I don't know her provenance
> before about a year ago when he bought her. So the large winch was
> always for spinnakers? Thanks, RogerW
> 
> Gordon Laco wrote:
>> Good day Roger -
>> 
>> Having the main genoa sheet winches aft is an anomaly;  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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