Hi Rick, I do not have a page on the M17 rigging (not until you do yours and send photos - lots of them!). However, John and Jana with Bella M15 have created a cross sheeting and were kind enough to send photos and the description. Check it out and see if you can use any of this info. http://www.msogphotosite.com/15belajib.html Bill Webmaster - www.MSOGPhotoSite.com <http://www.msogphotosite.com/> P.s. I see the JDavies on your E-mail address. I used to work with a Jon Davies at AAMCO in Santa Clara, California some 20 plus years ago. Used to call him JD. Could not be so small a world? On Dec 28, 2007 12:36 PM, <JDavies104@aol.com> wrote:
During the long winter evenings I have been thinking about modifying my M-17 standard rig to lead both halyards and a reefing line to sheetstoppers (main halyard and reefing line to starboard, jib halyard to port) on the cabin near the cockpit, and being new both to the boat and to single-handing would appreciate any advice from old hands who have been there and done that. For example, the cabin dome light is right below the starboard base of the mast and seems to get in the way of mounting turning blocks, and there is very little space around the forward end of the teak trim beside the hatch for mounting cheek blocks to turn the lines toward the cockpit.
I have also wondered if there are any tricks to changing headsails when single-handing to minimize the chances of water-testing my Type V PFD.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts,
Rick
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