My mast winch on my CP-19 is on the port side but my main halyard is on the starboard side. Is this correct? I would think the winch would be for the main halyard b/c of load reasons. I installed a roller furler last summer and I'm thinking about changing my main halyard from starboard to port so I can use the mast winch.
Thoughts??
sounds about right to me. My 19 does not have the winch, I have cheek blocks on the base of the mast to run the lines aft.
Could you just change the jib halyard to the main and switch the shakels?
My main halyard is on the starboard side. I prefer that because I do all my reefing work when on a starboard tack thus the boom is to port. I have no winches on the cabintop of my 23. I use my starboard side winch to raise the main.
I think a lot of guys have no winch at all to raise the main. Just yank it up and cleat it off. I prefer to use a winch for 2 reasons: First, I had rotator cuff surgeries in the past so it helped in that respect. Second, I like the sound of the winch...give's me a big boat feel!
Bob23