mounting new hutchins parts ; their deck organizers

[hockeyfool]

Any idea on the angle distance measurements where to mount those deck organizers ? Doubles from spinlock ; and line clutches I bought
from compac parts list.

[brackish]

Boats not handy so no specific measurements, but you can go to the Com-Pac website and get a good idea looking at some of the 23 pictures.  As far as the organizer angle, temporarily mount your clutches with the lines in, measure the distance between the lines, then turn the organizer to get the same dimension on the other end so that the lines will be neatly parallel as they run along the deck to the clutches.  What you have to watch on mounting the blocks and organizer is that you have don't have a screw coming through on the inside where there is no access to put backing plates or washers.

[skip1930]

The set-up is
1-run the line down the mast.
2-line goes through a turning block somewhere near the base of the mast.
3- what ever looks good to you. Either in the fwd most or stern most sheave on the organizer.
4-next line Thur a turning block at the base of the mast and that will go through the next sheave.
5-both lines run astern from the organizer and when those lines are looking straight to you , That is where the rope clutch will go.

When I put my starboard side three sheave Gerhardt organizer on for the spinnaker and spinnaker sock I placed the new rope clutch exactly in the same place as the factory put there two rope clutch on the port side. As one moves the organizer around on the deck you can see how this effects the ropes. Pic the spot you like. Too much angle and the lines will be on top each other. To flat an angle and the ropes will be too far apart. I guess the distance 'tween lines depends on the distance on the rope clutch. Make the organizer and the rope clutch the same distance apart.

skip.