With the sheets quite a bit further behind, the sheet will cross over on itself. Different on the one side than the other due to both winches turning the same way, so the sheet wraps outboard on one side but inboard on the other. When I was using the original hank-on genoa, which was a 'sweeper' (cut low to deck), my blocks were still enough forward of the winch. When I got the furling cruising jib (higher cut) they had to be back behind the winch a fair bit, and the sheet would interfere with itself somewhat. I never used the winches with a handle to actually trim the jib. I just took wraps on them from habit from larger boats. Most of my sailing so far has been lakes where I'm tacking fairly frequently, so it is just a hassle to wrap on and off the winches. I've since switched to using swivel cam-cleats for my jib sheets, with blocks on soft shackles thru toe rail (I have the older aluminum toe rail, full of holes). The blocks are pretty far aft due to the cut of the cruising jib (I posted some pics long ago). Solves the sheet crossover problem for sure. As someone pointed out at the time, the sheet could still run to the winch after the swivel cleat if needed for purchase to trim. I just luff up quickly if necessary to sheet in jib. Henry on Monita did something similar, slightly different hardware, before I did, that's what got me thinking it was viable. cheers, John On 8/3/21 1:27 PM, Bob Eeg wrote:
We slide the genny block down past the winch and tail it backward.
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On Aug 3, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Robert Goodyear <rbgoodyear@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a M17 Hull #502 built in 1993. I sailed her for a number of years and could never figure out why the winches are canted out. My wife and I barrel race on Barnegat Bay in NJ and have a difficult time trimming the 150 jib as the line is always crossed over. Any comments on crew positioning are welcome. Thanks
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