I am planning on buying a genoa for my 1974 Typhoon Weekender. I have noticed that most Typhoons have bronze winches mounted to the deck and cockpit coaming to handle the genoa sheets. My boat has only old cam cleats mounted on a wooden block which in turn is mounted to the coaming. I do have the tracks mounted on the rub rail which I presume is for a turning block. I'm a little dubious about the ability of these cam cleats to handle the load. Any advice?
Thanks.
mroy2@maine.rr.com
Genoa rigging
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Dan Sholler
Re: Genoa rigging
I think the problem is not the strength (which would depend on the attachments, mostly) but the direction. On my boat the lead blocks are aft of the winches, and I expect your camcleats are designed to hold a load from the fairleads on the cabintop, i.e. from forward, no? I expect the loads are not much of an issue, since I tie off my sheets to cleats that are just screwed into the coaming.Mike Roy wrote: I am planning on buying a genoa for my 1974 Typhoon Weekender. I have noticed that most Typhoons have bronze winches mounted to the deck and cockpit coaming to handle the genoa sheets. My boat has only old cam cleats mounted on a wooden block which in turn is mounted to the coaming. I do have the tracks mounted on the rub rail which I presume is for a turning block. I'm a little dubious about the ability of these cam cleats to handle the load. Any advice?
Thanks.
daniel_sholler@yahoo.com
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sloopjohnl
Re: Genoa rigging
i sheet and trim the jib without the use of the winches, but regularly use the winches for the genoa. a 135 or 150 genoa in a breeze can be a handful to trim properly without the assistance of the winches. can you mount a pair of winches on the wooden blocks for a satisfactory sheeting angle?
Mike Roy wrote: I am planning on buying a genoa for my 1974 Typhoon Weekender. I have noticed that most Typhoons have bronze winches mounted to the deck and cockpit coaming to handle the genoa sheets. My boat has only old cam cleats mounted on a wooden block which in turn is mounted to the coaming. I do have the tracks mounted on the rub rail which I presume is for a turning block. I'm a little dubious about the ability of these cam cleats to handle the load. Any advice?
Thanks.