[Public-List] Jib sheet winch

[Gordon Laco]

I just sent the pictures to George... Hopefully you can see them that way...



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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