paddlingctdoc
Member I
Hope I can get some insight from one of you about the purpose of a forward-facing sheave on the mast - 4 feet or so below the sheaves for the spinnaker and jib halyard exits.
My boat is setup for a spinnaker (although I haven't yet used it) and one of the POs had done some enhancements to a few things - new Harken traveler, boom kicker, etc.. Currently there is nothing running through the sheave. The pole ring for the spin pole is on a track and just above the track there is a block with a line that I have always assumed was the pole uphaul. From the original documentation, it doesn't seem like this boat uses a downhaul (wondering if people have experience with that).
The question is - what is the purpose of the unused sheave? Was that the original setup for the pole uphaul? If I use it that way and run the line through the mast, I can more easily bring the uphaul back to the cockpit which seems desirable given I am often solo or shorthanded. While the mast is down for the winter, I'm thinking about running a messenger line down until I can figure it out.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
My boat is setup for a spinnaker (although I haven't yet used it) and one of the POs had done some enhancements to a few things - new Harken traveler, boom kicker, etc.. Currently there is nothing running through the sheave. The pole ring for the spin pole is on a track and just above the track there is a block with a line that I have always assumed was the pole uphaul. From the original documentation, it doesn't seem like this boat uses a downhaul (wondering if people have experience with that).
The question is - what is the purpose of the unused sheave? Was that the original setup for the pole uphaul? If I use it that way and run the line through the mast, I can more easily bring the uphaul back to the cockpit which seems desirable given I am often solo or shorthanded. While the mast is down for the winter, I'm thinking about running a messenger line down until I can figure it out.
Thanks in advance for the advice.