>
>> I use a mushroom anchor
>> that I stow upsidedown atop the chain locker vent collar. Kinda
>> looks like
>> a ventilator. I also installed a stainless steel bow cleat that seats
>> itself flush to the deck when not in use.
>
>do you have a pic of this? or a catalog reference? sounds handy. I've
>thought of moving the front cleat further forward, but the deck is thinner
>and uncored forward of where it is mounted on mine, so I just beefed up the
>mounting in the original location.
It's in the Overton's catalog, called the Flush Mounted Pop-Up Cleat. P/N
26030 for the 6" model @ $56.99 and P/N 26031 for the 8" model @ $59.99.
Call 800-334-6541 to order. Mounts with 4 screws and has a below-deck
plastic molded cup to catch any leaks. Really love it.
>
>> Also removed the two
>> toe-thumping fairleads that guide the furler line aft from the deck and
>> replaced them with while plastic pad eyes that I epoxied to the starboard
>> side of the cabin.
>
>Where were these?
One was centered on the deck between the chair plate and the cabin and the
other was just next to the anchor locker vent. They were black plastic and
stuck up about an inch. Overkill for the furler line.
>> Modifications I am considering are adding a 100-pound torpedo bulb to
the
>> base of the daggerboard and a back-stay so I can hoist a full sized
>> spinnaker. Any comments, suggestions, or criticisms on these
>> ideas will be
>> greatly appreciated.
>
>I have a backstay and couldn't really imagine not having one. Frankly,
>unless you put on a taller mast and more sail area, etc, I see no practical
>benefit of more weight in the keel. With proper trim she stays on her feet
>remarkably well with the sails available. A bulb on the keel would add more
>drag, weigh down the trailer even more, and probably hurt light-air
>performance. If you're going to add 100 lbs somewhere, add it inside the
>cabin low and forward.
Good points. My fractional rig didn't come with a backstay, and eventually
I want to add sails that go all the way to the top of the mast. I agree
that a bulb could be a drag in really light air, but the added stability in
30+ kt breeze is the driver for the idea.
>
>Further stripping I have planned are to remove some cabintop-mounted
turning
>blocks (4 total) a previous owner used for leading halyards aft for a pair
>of single blocks on the mast itself, to cleanup the cabin roof, eliminate
>some potential leaks (though these are places on my boat that actually
don't
>leak for a change).
Having some treps about cockpit seat hatches. Need to access the storage
underneath and dislike fumbling around towards the stern from the cockpit
while underway (usually sail alone).
Jim Tietjen
P19 #1015
Huntsville, AL