Hi Ron,
Like Dwight says, you are correct with the term
bridgedeck traveller (as in, one being affixed abaft the companionway:).
I'm sure Dave is referring to a traveller that bridges the companionway hatch.
Cheers, Russ
At 09:58 AM 04/10/2013, you wrote:
Dave:
You are correct, my system does mount on the
seat across the cockpit immediately behind the
companionway. It is my understanding that that
seat is the bridgedeck spanning the seats from
side to side
I may be incorrect, however.
I was responding to Kens note that his
traveller was mounted on the bridgedeck behind
the companionway
.see his note below.
I also agree that the system would be difficult
to install if the traveler is mounted on the cabin roof.
Sorry for any confusion ,
Ron C.
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[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Knecht
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 9:54 AM
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Subject: Re: Stus-List 6 part mainsheet and also traveller location
Hi Ron- I suspect you have a cockpit
traveller. I don't think it is possible to use
the kind of system you are describing with a
bridgedeck traveller due to insufficient room
between the boom and the traveller. If I am
wrong, I would love to see pictures of how it is done. Dave
On Oct 4, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Ron Casciato
<<mailto:rjcasci...@comcast.net>rjcasci...@comcast.net> wrote:
Ken: I have the same arrangement on my 38MKII,
but I added a 4:1 lighter system in the original
line up to the becket of the 6:1 system. You
can find this outline in Harkens catalogue in
the mainsheet drawings. My system alleviates
the rope clutches and winch and allows easy trim
and release since the final system is now
24:1. I think Im now at 3/8 line for the fine
trim arrangement an 7/16 for the mainsheet system.
Pics available if interested
no additional deck hardware required
.
Best
Ron C.
Impromptu
C&C 38MKIIC
. 77
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From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ken Heaton
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 12:13 PM
To: cnc-list
Subject: Re: Stus-List 6 part mainsheet and also traveller location
The system David described below is what we have
been using for our mainsheet. Our traveller is
in the cockpit on the bridgedeck behind the
companionway. It is double ended with one end
running to the rope clutches and winch on the
cabintop. The other end goes to a 6:1 at the traveller. It works for us.
The boat seems to have been built with a double
ended system but with one end terminating in a
fine tune system like the one Michael Clow shows
above, except the fine tune blocks and line were
hidden inside the boom. It was changed to the
system we have now by a previous owner.
Ken H.
On 2 October 2013 21:58, David Knecht
<<mailto:davidakne...@gmail.com>davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote:
Update on my mainsheet rig. I have altered the
arrangement to something I think is dramatically
better. I found that the 6:1 was not sufficient
in higher winds, which we have had alot of
lately (not complaining). Not only could I not
sheet in tight enough, I could not release it
from the load on the cam. I thought I could
run the sheet to a coachtop winch to increase
power when needed, but the downward angle does
not work as the sheet rides up on the
winch. The solution was simple: a hybrid of the
new triple and the old system. I re-rigged the
old blocks so that I now have a double ended
arrangement. I don't have the end stopped at
the becket on the triple. I now have the line
running 6:1 through the triple/cam on the
traveller, then forward along the boom to the
block on the mast, down to the deck and back to
the clutch as it used to be. In lighter winds,
I use the cam on the 6:1 triple block to
control. In heavier winds I use the clutch end
and run it to one of the winches on the
coachroof. Worked great last weekend. The only
problem is that the 50' mainsheet I bought is not really long enough. Dave
David Knecht
Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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