Colin, My setup is much like yours but without the purchase. A couple thoughts: - Why do you think that there is too much stress on the cheek block? Is it difficult to operate the topper? I have a similar block which I believe is rated at 500lbs. There are times when I pull down against my topper with a 12:1 main sheet. I'm not putting my all into it but even a modest 30 or 40 lbs of pull quickly approaches the 500lbs limit and I've never had a problem. - The topper looks like it is rubbing in that stainless eye strap on the boom as it leads forward. Any added friction will make operation difficult. I don't know the intended purpose of the strap but I don't think it is to lead the topper. It looks like the topper should lead clear above the strap. - The twist in the purchase on the port side will absolutely add friction to the operation of the topper. - I've given some thought to making my topper adjustable from the aft end of the boom similar to the way Dennis's works. TBH I almost got rid of my topper since I don't really use it. Its biggest use for me is supporting the aft end of the sail pack. You can see it in this video. https://youtu.be/fT1k5oJhj3E
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sun, Aug 19, 2018, 8:42 PM Colin A. Flock via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Does anyone have a picture of a standard topping lift setup for a C&C > 29-2? Ours seems to have been modified at some point and I think the cheek > block is seeing too much strain with this setup. A link to a picture of > the setup is below. > > Please ignore the other lines that are in need of replacement...the boat > is new to us and all of the running rigging is in rough shape. > > Colin > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vh3S9UpgKZAZluT1dn8hba62IqKNpfqn/view?usp=sharing > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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