Hey all -
I posted a bit ago with my obscenely overwrought diagrams for how I was
planning on running some of my lines aft. My crew is generally made up of drunk
Seattle hipsters, so the simpler I can make things for them the better.
There’s a problem though - the companionway hatch cover seam is right in line
with the direct path for the lines to take as they run under the traveler to
the winch.
Here is the diagram showing the overall situation:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bkh0uzetxmwd5b/Screenshot%202016-05-02%2008.09.03.png?dl=0
And here’s a series of photos that show it:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/203020/Safari/Projects/Running%20Rigging (I
know the rope clutch is backwards here, we were just mocking it up : )
So I’m thinking of having a block made of something (StarBoard? Acrylic? Teak?)
to mount the cleats/clutches on (since they could do to be raised anyway) and
bolt the hardware to the block, and then bolt the block to the cabintop (using
the existing screw hole for the corner of the block that goes over the
companionway hatch seam).
Questions:
A) What should I make this riser out of?
B) Where should I get it cut/milled in Seattle? I want to match the slope of
the cabin top so the top of the riser is flat.
C) How much should I overbuild this? This is going to be my two reefing lines
and my main sheet (I plan on having a matching riser on the starboard side for
boom vang, main halyard and topping lift). Should I bolt as much hardware as I
can all the way through the board?
Andrew
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Andrew Means
S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I
Seattle, WA
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