Andrew: I have a 1981 C&C 34. It appears that the layout for lines led to the cockpit as I will describe was the set up from the factory when the boat was built. There are 4 winches on the aft end of the cabin top, 2 on each side of the companionway. I admit to having the original Schaeffer sheet stoppers still in place. On the port side are two spinnaker halyards with the outside winch dedicated to these halyards. The spinnaker pole topping lift also is led to a stopper on the port side. I have led the main halyard to the inside port winch and removed the small centerline winch aft of the base of the mast. It snagged the soft vang. The starboard inside winch is self tailing and dedicated to the main sheet. The outside starboard winch is dedicated to the 2 jib halyards. Spinnaker pole downhaul is led to a stopper on the starboard cabin top. In addition, there are 2 small winches mounted mid boom for reefing, boom topping lift, and the main outhaul. Someone must leave the cockpit to tend to the clew reefing line and tack hook.
Ed L. Briar Patch C&C 34 New Orleans, La. On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 10:11 PM, Andrew Means via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi all - First time poster here, so let me know if I’m doing any of this > incorrectly. Brief introduction: my name is Andrew Means, I own the S.V. > Safari, a C&C 34 MKI moored on Lake Union in Seattle, WA, with three of my > friends. We sail the Safari—mostly casually—around the Puget Sound region. > You can see a pic of the Safari here: http://imgur.com/OdrC0Bk > > Now to the questions: I'm in the process of reworking my running rigging > and I'm curious to see how other C&C 34 owners run lines aft to the > cockpit. Which lines do you run? How do you get them aft? Which do you > consider the most important to have in the cockpit? > > I've been looking through pictures of C&C 34s online (mostly found in > for-sale listings) and trying to get a handle on the best way to run our > main sheet, vang (to be installed), reefing lines, topping lift, outhaul, > etc.. I think I have resigned myself to the fact that with our boom > (original to the boat) we probably aren't going to be able to have the > reefing lines run aft to the cockpit because they run externally on the > port side of the boom and a swinging boom would tigthen/loosen them if they > were run back to a turning block on the mast. > > *Priorities:* > We are generally casual cruisers, often with inexperienced crew. Safety > while reefing is a big priority, but as noted above I don't see how we can > run the lines back to the cockpit without a completely new boom with > internal reefing lines. Prove me wrong? > > Here's the state of the union: > > *Boom, Port Side - *http://i.imgur.com/yTDeEWR.jpg > The 1st and 2nd reefing lines terminate on the boom. Topping lift is > currently cleated mid-boom, which is super annoying. It would be nice to > have the topping lift run aft. I’ve been told that the cam cleats are not > suitable for cleating reefing lines (and I agree, as they’ve slipped out > before). > > *Boom, Starboard Side* - http://i.imgur.com/ixYRPwy.jpg > Outhaul, flattening reef. > > *Mast Base, Port Side* - http://i.imgur.com/7kozeHd.jpg > Deck organizer currently has main halyard (red fleck) and main sheet (blue > fleck). Main halyard enters the mast just below the gooseneck. > > *Mast Base, Starboard Side* - http://i.imgur.com/XTkuphN.jpg > Our Jib Halyard is going to be replaced and we're going to get a haylard > bag on the mast. We'll also likely remove some of this deck hardware (that > aft winch will be moved to the starboard side of the companionway to handle > other lines.) > > *Cabintop cleats & winch (port)* - http://i.imgur.com/DHavs7p.jpg > I'm replacing these abominations with a proper triple rope clutch, forward > of the winch. > > Well, what do you folks think? For cruising around Puget Sound, San Juans, > etc. and a little bit of beer can racing, how would you set this up? Pics > of your own setup would be hugely appreciated, especially if you've got a > C&C 34 or something of similar vintage! > > Thanks in advance for the advice, looking forward to knowing other C&C > owners! > > Andrew > > -- > Andrew Means > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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