Thanks to all for the pictures, and advice. They clear up a lot, but I still have some specific questions that perhaps I can get some help on.
My intention to run the main halyard to the cockpit is not to make reefing easier. I still intend to do that (at least for now) the conventional way mostly at the mast. I simply would like to raise/lower the mast from the cockpit. My mooring is in a well protected area that I love, but I have a very long, and tortuous path to open water including a very narrow draw bridge, very shallow water, and very little maneuvering room. The prevailing winds are also generally in the direction I need to power (isn't it always). Given these conditions, I'm rarely able to hoist my main on my mooring. On my mooring, I would like to remove the sail cover, remove the sail ties and attach the main halyard. I do have lazy jacks. Then, once I'm in open water, which is normally quite choppy, I can point the boat into the wind and raise the main from the comfort and safety of my cockpit. BTW, I do single handed sailing a lot. Right now I'm looking to run only the main halyard aft, and, based on input from above, a cunningham as well.
Now my specific questions:
1. Main halyard, Port or Starboard side? My main halyard currently exits the starboard of the mast. Given that, it would seem logical to run the halyard to the stdb side also. But, as I look at it, there's not a lot room on that side due to the centerboard pennant, its turning block, tag line, etc. Also, I think the winch on that side is only single speed, so I would probably need to replace it. So, I'm considering changing the halyard to exit the port side of the mast, and run it aft on the port side. There's less congestion, and I could use the existing 2 speed winch. The downside would be that I would no longer have a winch on the mast to set the main from the mast if I needed to for some reason. Any comments or suggestions? 2. Cunningham run: I'm not sure how to rig the cunningham line, fittings, turning blocks, etc. in the vicinity of the mast and boom. Any pictures/decriptions around this would be appreciated. I think I need to place a turning block close to the mast, close to the centerline directly below the goose neck, and a pad eye adjacent to it. Just a guess. 3. Installing line organizers: It looks like the line organizers are located at roughly the same location as the existing main sheet and/or centerboard pennant turning blocks. When they were removed, were there any problems with discoloration of the underlying deck that needed to be taken care of. I do know how to epoxy fill the unused holes. I'm thinking more about the cosmetics.
Thanks in advance for you help.
Jim Oddyssey #191
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