Problem number the one might be easy to fix by restoring to a standard setup, but not sure. I had the boat overhauled last year and removed the turning blocks that were towards the stern of the boat. I actually never used them, so figured why keep them. But this year I'm wondering if they're a good idea. I frequently get overrides on the winches. I usually have the jib cars a pin or two aft of the cabin bulkhead as I use a 155 headsail all the time. Lines come right from the cars around the winch, and I guess the angle is not great, and this seems to promote overrides. Or maybe it's just me. But seems like if I have two or more wraps around the winch and grind in and pull down to the jam cleat, about half the time it happens...unless I really try to be careful.
Problem number the two is funnier: I have probably the original jam cleats on the boat. They are located just under the winches. I kinda hate them...feels like if I look at the sheet the wrong way, it ends up popping out of the jam cleat and ruining trim. Or I trim in juuuust right and then lose an inch or two of trim just getting the line to stick in the cleat.
I'm curious what people do on their boats on both counts: do others use turning blocks for the sheets and do they help? And has anyone made a nice cam clean setup/have pics of it? Do folks use self tailing winches in the back or is that frowned upon?
I'm thinking of doing something like a raised cam cleat aft of the winch, on the deck. This is basically me fishing for ideas or "show me your winches" photos
