[Public-List] Running Genoa Sheets

[Gordon Laco]

I would reckon that the blocks on your stern are indeed for spinnaker  
sheets.  Since you don't have a convenient stanchion base aft of the  
sheet winches, you would have to solidly fit a block to your toe rail  
in order to use a foot block.  Your only other choice would be to fit  
shims under your winches till you find the angle that copes with the  
angle of the sheet coming in.... but of course that may only work for  
one sail and not for another that provoked a different sheet block  
position.  It is because of the later that the foot block is worth  
while.

And that provokes another thought... When I first sailed SURPRISE it  
was impossible to haul in the sheets without over-rides occurring in  
the winches.  In a poorly rigged boat that is not unusual - what made  
me scratch my head is how the prev owner put up with that for the 30  
odd years before I came along...

Gord
SURPRISE #426




On 23-Sep-09, at 2:02 PM, Jeffrey wrote:

> Gord,
>
> If I understand correctly, the sheet goes past (aft) to your block and
> then back forward to the winch?
>
> That may be why my boat came with cheek blocks at the stern. I thought
> they were for spinnaker sheets.
>
> See:http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FeX7tLCD7X2i6jf6KlQwKg?feat=directlink
>
> Aft of my winch I don't have a stanchion base, just the stern pushpit
> and that does not have a base like the regular stanchions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> jeff
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>  
> wrote:
>> Hello Jeff,
>>
>> We had the same problem in SURPRISE.  We cured it by fitting foot  
>> blocks to
>> the life line stanchion bases just aft of the primary winches.  The  
>> genny
>> sheets lead from the clew of the sail, to the sheet blocks on the  
>> track,
>> then back to the foot blocks... only from there do they go to the  
>> winch.
>>
>> Doing this ensures that whatever position the sheet blocks are in,  
>> the sheet
>> is set up at just the right angle to feed cleanly onto the sheet  
>> winches.
>>
>> In order to minimize friction, I use rather large blocks in the  
>> foot block
>> position.
>>
>> Cheers - Gord
>> SURPRISE #426
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23-Sep-09, at 1:33 PM, Jeffrey wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> We're having a great time sailing our Alberg on the Main coast. One
>>> issue we haven't worked out is how to best run the sheets with a  
>>> large
>>> headsail. With the sheets running through blocks on the toerail, the
>>> angle is such that the sheet winds itself down the winch and piles  
>>> up
>>> on the winch stand. I'm running the sheet from the sail, to the  
>>> block
>>> on the toerail then directly to the winch. Is this correct???
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff Fongemie
>>> #116 Seagrass
>>>
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