Kevin. Sit on the cabin top with legs hanging into the cabin. Fast, easy and safe. You can see an example of me doing this in this video - https://youtu.be/_LWNFC0M36g Routing main halyard aft complicates reefing as you need to be at the mast to do the task quickly - in order to pull down the sail and set the tack and then effectively pull the clew line. The halyard to lead aft is for the jib. This so you can easily adjust the headsail's luff tension (less for light wind and more as the wind increases). You need a block at the base of the mast to lead the halyard outboard. You then need a cheek block set to send the line aft outboard the slider hatch. At the aft end of the house you have a winch and cleat. You can see this set-up in the attached picture. :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - m15namedscred.wordpress.com <<-- new site! On Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 4:34 AM Kevin Brackneyesggbf* < kevin.brackney@gmail.com> 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.
