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Deck Padeyes

  • September 03, 2015 1:28 PM
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    Message # 3509569
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    I have a stock 1972 Westsail 32. Instead of a Genoa track there are 2 bronze padeyes on the teak deck on both sides of the boat. One is placed approximately amidship, the other near the end of the cabin.  I assume that the forward ones are for headsail control and the others are for the running backstays. Is this true? How much flexibility can I really get in headsail control from a block located at deck level, inside the shrouds, and 12 feet away from my sheet winches?

    -- Tim
  • September 03, 2015 5:37 PM
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    Reply # 3509895 on 3509569
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    Hi Tim , congrats to you on your new to you Westsail 32 ! Because some Westsails were owner finish you get different interpretations of things . I'm guessing  here but I think the pad eye set up on your boat would be the forward and aft location for the head sail sheet . I think the "normal" set up is a "T" track on the cap rail for the Yankee (head sail) sheet , and forward and aft  tack points on the bulwark for the staysail backstay, on our boat the aft staysail tack point is at the companion way bulkhead , the forward one is about 3' forward of that . . A build manual form WOA's own Bud Taplin , would be, IMO a good investment . Welcome to the club Tim !    

    Last modified: September 04, 2015 9:05 AM | Anonymous member
  • September 04, 2015 6:05 AM
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    Reply # 3510429 on 3509569
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    I have two sets of padeyes for my running backstays mounted in approximately the same positions you describe although they are mounted on the bulwark (not on the deck). The forward padeye(s) serves to 'stow' the running backstays out of the way when not in use. The aft ones are used to set the running backstays.


    I suppose you could use the aft padeye for the headsail sheet by attaching a block with enough 'lift' to align the sheet to the sheet winch.  Not a conventional WS32 configuration though and not really practical since the headsail sheet should run outboard of the shrouds.  I'd think the arrangement would be prone to chafe.
  • September 04, 2015 11:38 AM
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    Reply # 3510865 on 3509569
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    I'm going to go out on a limb and say these padeyes are not for the genoa at all. If I had a padeye amid ships near the hawse pipe, I would use it for a boom brake or preventer system. If I had one set of padeyes at the end of the cabin, I would use them for my running backstays. If you're without a genoa track, I would expect a cheek block aft of the sheet winch and a way to haul down the sheet near amid ships on the rail. If you don't have this configuration and no T-Track, I can't imagine how else to sheet your genoa. It must be outboard of your shrouds.
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