I did a search with no luck and hopefully posted in the correct section.
I'm looking to put a Spinlock clutch on my mast above the mast mounted winch for my spin halyard and jib halyard. Right now it's set up with a single horn cleat below the winch which makes it near impossible to use the winch for anything else. All halyards are run internally.
I've read on other forums of people tapping the mast, putting a healthy amount of Lanocote on the fasteners and bolting it in but I'm not sure how well this would stand up to the loads. There's a little bit of thought into running the spin halyard back to the cockpit as I'll be single handing and running an asym in light winds. The jib halyard rarely needs to move.
Has anyone here done this on a larger Ericson?
Two singles? A single double? Any other thoughts/ideas/suggestions/snide comments?
I'm looking to put a Spinlock clutch on my mast above the mast mounted winch for my spin halyard and jib halyard. Right now it's set up with a single horn cleat below the winch which makes it near impossible to use the winch for anything else. All halyards are run internally.
I've read on other forums of people tapping the mast, putting a healthy amount of Lanocote on the fasteners and bolting it in but I'm not sure how well this would stand up to the loads. There's a little bit of thought into running the spin halyard back to the cockpit as I'll be single handing and running an asym in light winds. The jib halyard rarely needs to move.
Has anyone here done this on a larger Ericson?
Two singles? A single double? Any other thoughts/ideas/suggestions/snide comments?