I would like to run the jib / main halyard lines aft to the cockpit on my CP 16 and have a couple of options in mind. Does anyone have suggestions or pictures of modifications done to their boats?
Thanks,
Brooke
How far aft? Mine are at the aft edge of the coachroof.
Yes, that's what I was thinking. 1 on on starboard and 1 on port or maybe both on the same side? What kind of setup do you use at the base of the mast?
(http://com-pacowners.com/gallery2/albums/userpics/13441/mast_005.jpg)
A picture or two is worth something.
(http://com-pacowners.com/gallery2/albums/userpics/13441/mast_006.jpg)
Hope this helps (don't ever say I never raised the mast in the cold and dark just to take a few pictures!).
(http://com-pacowners.com/gallery2/albums/userpics/13441/IMG_1476.jpg)
ick
Your pictures are exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for taking the time. Did you use cheek blocks with a rounded base on the mast?
Brooke
I didn't do it but it appears that the blocks have curved bases.
ick
Are those rivits I see or allen head screws securing the blocks to the mast? I guess either would work.
Rivets.
I added the jam cleats because the horn cleats weren't holding well... the horn cleats now act as a "backup"... here's a pic.
http://www.com-pacowners.com/gallery2/displayimage.php?album=49&pos=23
The blocks, etc. shown in Rick's pics is the factory set up when they made this mod on the CP 16/3 version in the late '80s.
Happy holidays to all, Gil
Quote from: multimedia_smith on December 22, 2007, 03:54:54 AM
I added the jam cleats because the horn cleats weren't holding well... the horn cleats now act as a "backup"... here's a pic.
http://www.com-pacowners.com/gallery2/displayimage.php?album=49&pos=23
Dale,
I've never heard of a horn cleat failing to hold. The CP23 jib sheets lead to horn cleats and they work fine. Did you mean slip slightly and loosen?
Curtis
I did notice that the cleats were placed port/starboard and not fore/aft as usual. But still when roped properly these guys hold. They have been holding since Jesus was a pup. skip
OK yea but...with a solid non-core deck house are we afraid that a little strain on the cleat will pull the bolts clean out of the cabin top? The bolts/screws/ or nut and washers if the cleat is 'studded' offer much more anchoring then is need for a halyard...I'm thinking. It just looks funny that's all. I mean the deck organizers for the lines carry the load.
I see, no deck organizers to divert the halyard out side of the sliders for the hatch. Good picture.
Quote from: skip on December 23, 2007, 07:09:50 PM
I did notice that the cleats were placed port/starboard and not fore/aft as usual. But still when roped properly these guys hold. They have been holding since Jesus was a pup. skip
Allows the bolts to be on the trailing edge of the coach roof instead of right in the middle of it.
ick
Yes Curtis, that's what I meant... the horn cleats would "hold" but they would loosen slightly so my luffs would lose tension... the jam cleats hold firm, and they are quick to adjust, should I need to. When I first got my boat, the PO had small horn cleats on the wood runners for the companionway slider. I moved them to the cabin roof and added an angled spacer/shim to set them. They are through bolted.
Happy New Year everybody!
Dale