I tend to agree with tartan27plee on this issue. I see no reason to run the jib halyard back to the cockpit at all. Our jib is on a Furlex RF and we raise the jib once a season and take it down only once under normal circumstances. Of course the furler control line is routed back to the cockpit. The main halyard on our boat is routed back to a self tailing winch that the PO installed on the cabin roof (doghouse) just forward of the cockpit. This arrangement is fairly useful as we raise and lower the main at least once each time out. Raising the main still requires someone to go forward to the mast to get the best leverage and someone in the cockpit tailing the halyard as the sail goes up. Our PO (previous owner) also installed reefing lines in the main sail that are routed back to the cockpit which are useful if you do a lot of short handed or solo long distance cruising. We are not currently using the reefing line setup as they can make raising and lowering the main a bit more difficult.
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From: tartan27plee <tartan27plee@...>
To: T27Owners@...
Sent: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 2:49 pm
Subject: [T27Owners] Re: halyards back to cockpit
AM,
I have spoken to many sailing experters regarding this very topic, running the
halyards aft. In
general most people I've asked did not recommend it for these two main reasons:
* You will have the better leverage pulling the line from directly under the
mast. The more
blocks it passing through the harder it is to pull it tight.
* Once the main/jib is raised, you will have many feet of extra lines that will
you will have to
find a place for.
I hope this helps, and I am curious to read other's opinions as well.
Paul
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