Sailing

Staysail sheet winch options

Dave Warnock

Dave Warnock

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We managed to get two old Lewmar 30 self-tailing winches from ebay to use for our staysail.

Four options for where we might position them.

Right next to the Yankee winch. It needs to be raised so that the handle doesn't clash.
Aft end of the coaming forward of the wheelhouse support. Does restrict cockpit access a bit.
Forward end of the coaming forward of the wheelhouse support. Does restrict cockpit access a bit.
On top of the aft cabin. We loose a nice seat, the sheet route is a bit tricker, slightly less easy to reach but does allow a full circle of the handle. Stops us closing off the back of the cockpit while sailing.

At present we favour the first option (very close to the primary winch).

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