Oops, I missed question 1. The winch on the port side cabin top is for tensioning your jib halyard. The main on the 17 doesn't need a winch; just a little tension (depending on conditions) on the downhaul/cunningham does the trick. When you switch to CDI furling, you no longer need the winch for the jib. Bob -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Honshells Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:24 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Two Questions . . . 1. Why the cabin-top winch on the M17 (port on mine, starboard on others)? If it's meant for the main halyard, I've never encountered the need. Or is it intended for a mast-raising system? 2. Does it make a difference whether I lead my CDI-furler control line port or starboard? If so, why? Okay, maybe that comes out as more like 4 questions. Thanks!!! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats