Fortunately, one of the first things that I did when I bought my boat was replace all standing rigging and re-finish the mast. The rigger had a machinist fabricate a stainless plate to fit under the mast step, with angled "wings" pre-drilled to mount turning blocks on. Later, I did a lot of dock-walking, sketching, and planning before I drilled the first holes for the deck organizers, but it was a great help to be able to place blocks at the base of the mast without committing to holes and backing plates. From left to right: Spinnaker pole topping lift, Main outhaul, Jib halyard, Cunningham for racing--or second reef if cruising, Rigid Boom Vang. The double-block, double-lead foreguy is visible running along the side deck under the spinnaker pole. It cam-cleats, and can be controlled from either port or starboard. I took into careful consideration the placement of the winches, so that the handles would clear any future dodger, and still not clobber somebody sticking their head up through the companionway. The starboard control lines from left to right: 1st reef (always available,) Main Halyard, Spinnaker Halyard, and Assymetrical Spinnaker foot downhaul. Everything worked out very well, I didn't end up with anything located in a bad place. Having the rigid boom vang double as a topping lift is especially nice when reefing. Go Back To Top