• Underside of starboard winch with hand-hole cover removed. Winch could not be located further aft or further outboard. If further inboard, the port winch would have interfered with the larger cockpit locker lid.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 07:02 PM EDT
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  • Underside of starboard turning block and winch. Teak block is cut at same angle as block on deck. Hand-hole is 6" diameter.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 07:01 PM EDT
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  • Underside of new winch viewed from inside port locker. Wood block is 3/4" marine ply. Side deck is also 3/4", so total is 1 1/2".
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 07:00 PM EDT
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  • Teak platform could have had a steeper angle for better approach to new winch, but it's still OK; angle is too shallow to use upper block with forward winch. I recommend using a single block optimized for aft winch only.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 07:06 PM EDT
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  • Left to right: Harken ratchamatic turning block for genoa furler; new double Garhauer turning block on teak mount; new Lewmar 44 winch, now used for genoa (cockpit locker opens without hitting winch); stopper for genoa furler (rear); original winc
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:58 PM EDT
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  • New hole drilled at very aft end of track allows car to be set at rear of track. Leather piece on dodger prevents wear. New winch visible on right side of photo.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:55 PM EDT
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  • Mainsheet (in blue) runs inside of genoa track and through block at aft end of track. Line for adjustable genoa car (in green) runs over mainsheet and under window at side of dodger to camcleat (not visible). The lines never touch. Genoa sheet runs out
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:58 PM EDT
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  • Block on upper, small track prevents sheet from hitting the stainless rail when boom is let out to starboard. Wear steel toes when walking on side deck.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:56 PM EDT
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  • New bale and Garhauer blocks close to gooseneck.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:56 PM EDT
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  • Not original (1995) configuration, but similar to current configuration with newer Garhauer blocks. Twist in sheet "happens".
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 07:05 PM EDT
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  • Photo shows mainsheet running forward toward gooseneck and down to stand-up block on aft end of small track, both port and starboard.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:54 PM EDT
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  • Picture shows mainsheet run forward to gooseneck, down to block on small track, then to block just inside of genoa track, back to block at aft end of genoa track, and back to original genoa winch.
    Thursday, October 28 2004 @ 06:56 PM EDT
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