The winch is likely in use trimming spinnaker or something else when you
most want to adjsut the outhaul and it is so
sweet when main trimmer asks for more outhaul that you can just reach
over and give it a little pull to make the adjustment.
On 03/05/2015 6:29 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List wrote:
Yes, a bit of an oxymoron.
So I was happily replacing 15 year old running rigging on my 121 today when I
discovered the boat came with a 4:1 purchase tucked inside the boom for the
outhaul. Who’d a thunk. Two questions for this knowledgeable group.
Why in the world would I not rip this out a simply run a line from boom end to
cabin top winch? As is, the outhaul runs from boom end, through the purchase
system, through a sheave, through a turning block at the mast base, through a
deck organizer and finally to a winch on the cabin top. They weren’t even
particularly good blocks inside the mast. I would think any mechanical
advantage would be lost to friction Perhaps it serves a purpose in that the
line won’t jump when taken off the winch.
There has to be a block tucked well into the boom attached at some point with,
I would guess, a wire lead. How do you get to it?
All help appreciated
John
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Boat_Sig Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30
Armdale Y.C.
Halifax
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