(14) Control lines sorting out the jumble!

Excluding the mainsheet/sheetlets at the stern, there are nine (yes 9!!) control lines that are passed through blocks on the deck eyebolts fitted next to the mast. I will put in some photos in later,but in the meanwhile they are:

• The main halliard.. for hoisting and lowering the sail... 
• Lazy jacks: two lines (port and starboard) combined to a single line on the deck, they act as the topping lift and to catch and gather up the sail as it is dropped and support the reefed bundle when it is stowed. They need to be fully adjustable to to take up the various angles the boom may take depending on how the sail is set up... .
• The yard parrel.. this is fitted next to the halliard block and positions the yard towards the mast...
• The boom lift.... this is connected to a loop of webbing that passes around the mast below the boom that  holds the boom to the mast and with the lazy jacks, positions the boom vertically...
• Two Luff Parrel lines.. these are lines that pass through a series of blocks connected to the front (the luff) of the yard, battens and boom and then pass round the mast to position the horizontal position sail and allows the sail to be set up at different angles to the mast ...
• The tack line... a line between the boom and the deck, to keep the boom from lifting up when the sails are reefed.
• The balance line, similar to the tack line, but adjustable to pull the boom towards the mast, used to centre the sail over the boat when on a down wind run..

Some may not be needed, but until I have sailed the beast it's better to have an overkill and be able to remove them later if they are not needed... but whatever the result is, they have to be sorted out and run through to the cabin.... cos it's a real jumble sail....photo time!!!

The "before".... looking out to the deck.
















So the idea was to beef up the bulkhead, then drill some holes line them with 15mm copper pipe and pass the lines through....  the pipes are angled upwards so the water/rain will drain to the deck not the cabin....

The port side... these are the the lines that pull up the sail... the "up" lines... halliard and lazy jacks.. I also fitted a small winch mainly for lowering the halliard for reefing... if there is a lot of wind, the pressure could cause the line to snatch and give a bit of rope burn !

The lines are run to a couple of  6" cleats... these run along side the pilot seat (removed for now!!)

The starboard side is for the rest of the control lines ... these all pull down so not muck risk of snatching... you will see that each has a seperate cleat (not all fitted yet for the eagle eyed!!)

The lines will fall into a well next to the all important (repositioned) stove for t' kettle. with the fridge below for t' beer... all within reach of the pilot!! I have not made up my mind but each line will probably be on a hand-line type gizzie to avoid tangles!!

When the sails are down and its time for nibbles it has a handy top for the dishes of hor'de'derveries ... whatever they are called!!...

From the outside.... starboard side, pipes glassed in, before tidying up the holes.... looks 'orrible at the moment but all will be 'tiddly' when finished...

The deck hasa now been tidied up, I found that adjusting the lazy jacks is hard work when the sail is stowed so I added a 3-1 arrangement... easy job !!