PANorth
Member II
I'm getting very close to being ready to sail my E38 after nearly three years of work. I recently discovered that a bagged main sail, which will replace the ragged one that was on the boat, is rigged with a Dutchman system. However, the boat is not rigged with a topping lift because it has a rigid vang. I like the idea of the Dutchman so want to rig a topping lift.
The pictures here show the sheeves and lines on the boom. The outhaul is rigged with a 10mm line attached to a cable inside the boom. As you can see it comes around the forward middle sheeve. Then it runs through the boom to the mast and back to the cockpit. What looks like it would be the topping lift sheeve (aft) is rigged with a much thinner line that runs halfway through the boom and attaches to a cleat on the side of the boom. You can also see the reefing lines on the outside sheeves.
My question is: should I switch these lines? Should the line/cable run to the most aft sheeve and be a cockpit controlled topping lift? Then the thinner line would be the outhaul controlled from forward, halfway forward on the boom?
The pictures here show the sheeves and lines on the boom. The outhaul is rigged with a 10mm line attached to a cable inside the boom. As you can see it comes around the forward middle sheeve. Then it runs through the boom to the mast and back to the cockpit. What looks like it would be the topping lift sheeve (aft) is rigged with a much thinner line that runs halfway through the boom and attaches to a cleat on the side of the boom. You can also see the reefing lines on the outside sheeves.
My question is: should I switch these lines? Should the line/cable run to the most aft sheeve and be a cockpit controlled topping lift? Then the thinner line would be the outhaul controlled from forward, halfway forward on the boom?