I can post a few pictures of my main halyard to cockpit setup in a day or two, as I am about to splash 'Pajarita' in Siltcoos lake. It's basically as Dave describes for jib halyard. Turning block to cheek block to camcleat. But on starboard side, for main halyard, and no winch. My experience is different than Dave's, quite happy I ran main halyard to cockpit. Still have to deal with getting forward enough to do the tack reef line, but at least everything else including the main halyard is quick & easy from cockpit both up & down. I have better position to raise the main, and quicker to de-power/drop it, from a safer location in the cockpit rather than having to get up on cabin top or straddling the cabin interior. My clew reefing I've posted before, lines (including unreefed outhaul) run forward along boom to clam cleats. Everything but the tack reefing line is in reach from front of cockpit. I can reach the tack reefing line by leaning over/on the cabin (or as you describe straddling the companionway & V-berth if there's no hatch boards in). cheers, John On 9/10/21 4:34 AM, Kevin Brackneyesggbf* wrote:
I'm interested in routing control lines to cockpit, but the hatch is interfering with the design. How have other M17 owners delt with this problem? Currently I have to stand with one foot on companion way and the other on the vee berth to work the control lines. In bad weather this exposes the cabin to water and it's somewhat unstable. Thanks for your help.
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