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<font face="Arial"></font id="Arial">Christian and NigeCh - how are your Cape Horns mounted? In the centre of the transom or off to one side of the rudder? If centred -- what have you done about a boarding ladder?
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Sounds good. Looks good. Squishie fuel line? Why didn't I think of that?
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<font face="Arial"></font id="Arial">I'm still grappling with the Cape Horn steering gear that has been mounted by a previous owner to take up most of the transom. It looks ungainly and leaves no room for a transom mounted boarding ladder. Has anyone mounted a Cape Horn (or similar gear) off centre -- say 12 inches to one side of the rudder? Some sources on the web say it's OK, but I'd like to hear from someone who's done it.
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It doesn't look as if anyone's got anything to offer.
I'm going to go with a 36 inch, standard, non-folding ladder mounted
on the port side just ahead of the push-pit. It'll take some reinforcing of the hull, but I think I can mount it so that when swung up, the top will be level with the top of the push-pit. I'll also have to bumper it well when docking port side on. Even when "up" it'll stand proud of the hull by a few inches.
I plan to discuss this with the man (who knows everything) at the yard tomorrow.
wbr
Not personally, but a fellow I met last Fall (without his boat) said that he had set up two main sheets -- two blocks w beckets. Yes -- he said that is a lot of line to manage, but he felt it worth it for the improvement in sail shape.
I'm glad you've asked. I have the same issue and have grappled with it over the non-sailing season (October to April in Nova Scotia). The best I can come up with is a mount just at the forward strut/stanchion of the pushpit and on the hull just below the rub rail. This would allow a 36 inch, non-folding ladder to swing up and hardly protude above the pushpit more than a few inches. It would put the bottom rung well into the water.
I'm concerned though about how much I'd have to re-inforce the hull at that point. A transom of course is pretty heavy duty stuff compared to the hull at topsides. I'd hate to see cracks and such like appearing half way thorugh the season. Reinforcement would have to mould to the (slight) curve of the hull right there. Perhaps three layers of 3/16 inch ply about 2 feet by one foot would bend enough to spread the load -- if there were then a suitable steel plate over the ply to stop the bolts digging in... But would they have to be glassed in?
An alternate plan would have used a 55 inch folding ladder hinged higher where the glass is thicker and doubles back on itself.
But I'm open to ideas and any opinions on the matter. I really do want something permanently mounted with a trip line hanging low enough to reach in case I fall off the boat. wbr
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