I'm restoring a 1963 Daysailer. It's going well and she sails like a dream given how much I still need to fix. I feel like own a classic car now.
One thing that's been an irritation is the mainsheet rigging. It's constantly getting tangled on the raised outboard, the corners of the stern, and other things. It's done in this style:
I want to change it to this style which I find has less of an issue getting tangled around other parts of the boat:
My main concern is the boom. I'm wondering if it can support the load from the one spot in the middle. Has anyone ever rigged the boom of this vintage in this fashion?
It turns out that the last block on the boom before the mainsheet drops to the mainsheet block is mounted just over a t-track where I could mount a double pulley:
I'd probably use the holes from the current pulley to mount a safely line in case the swivel on the t-rail mounted one breaks.
The current main sheet block and jam-cleat is mounted in such a way that I'd keep the mount and upgrade the block.
I'd be quite grateful to hear if anyone has ever re-rigged a mainsheet like this or has thoughts about it.
Thanks.
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