[Public-List] Main Sheet Setup

[Dave Terrell]

Chuck

Garhauer makes a very sturdy traveller for an excellent price. I gave them the measurements for the holes and they drilled them as I requested; the fit was perfect. My experience is that they will customize for no extra cost - assuming reasonable requests.

david, 432

>>> Gordon Laco 05/07/11 5:53 PM >>> 
Hi Chuck - 

The traveler runs between the coamings, at the extreme forward end of the 
afterdeck. 

Ronstan makes a good one appropriate for our boats, as does Harken and some 
others. Just tell your chandlery the size of your mainsail and they'll be 
able to give you a list of choices. 

With regard to length of travel... Yes longer would be better; but longer is 
also uglier.... 

Gord #426 Surprise 





On 07/05/11 5:41 PM, "Chuck Stein" wrote: 

> So does the traveler only extend between the two cockpit coamings, or is it 
> aft of them, which looks like it then would interfere with the lazarette 
> hatch. If it is only between the coamings I wonder if it is long enough to 
> give any significant twist-off benefit. Do you have the name of a 
> manufacturer or fabricator that offers such a traveler? 
> 
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> Hello Greg, 
> 
> That is the original set-up which I have on #133, a 1966 boat. It works 
> fine for lazy daysailing. I see two drawbacks to this system. The 
> non-tailing "cooling tower shape" winch requires the horn cleat to fix the 
> mainsheet. This makes it difficult to quickly "blow the main" it you wanted 
> to in a gust of wind. I suppose one could install a tailing winch to 
> eliminate the horn cleat. The other issue is that it is impossible to trim 
> the main boom to centerline with this arrangement. For lazy daysailing these 
> are not really issues.........unless you get so lazy that you are not 
> watching for gusts and puffs of wind. 
> 
> 
> 
> Most owners have up-graded to the installation of a track traveler mounted 
> on the aft deck just aft of the cockpit bulkhead. The traveler with it's 
> attendant new main tackle, including either a cam or clutch cleat, nicely 
> solves both of the drawbacks of the original system. 
> 
> Michael 
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> Ayla was built in '64 and has what I assume is the original main sheet 
> setup. There is a pad-eye on each side of the cockpit just forward of the 
> aft hatch and a winch in the middle. The sheet starts at the port pad-eye, 
> runs through a block on the end of the boom, down to the SB pad-eye, back up 
> to the boom, down to the port pad-eye, and finally over to the winch. 
> 
> What is the recommended setup and how much will it improve things over what 
> I have? I'm not looking to race her but I'm not a big fan of having to use a 
> winch to trim the main either. 
> 
> Greg 
> S/V Ayla 
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