Re: Traveler [Randy]

The PO on our boat put a traveler across the aft end of the cockpit. There was just barely room to fit it between the cockpit hatches and aft end of the seat backs. A section of teak bridged the gap above the cockpit floor. Unlike his other improvements to the boat, he used cheap turning block to bring the traveler car lines forward to the side of the cabin top. I don't recall that there was any backing used. This was on a Cal 29 with a tiller, so it may not be as suitable an arrangement for a wheel-equipped Cal 2-29. The aft end of the cockpit is prime sitting space aboard Pentaquod, so we moved to mid-boom sheeting. It freed up a lot of cockpit space, but now we're in the market for a salvaged boom with a bit more beef as the original equipment unit now resembles the old gray mare with a pronounced sway in the middle. Having worked around the cockpit, I definitely would advise epoxy-coated plywood backing plates anywhere you add hardware that will be carrying a significant load. Alfred Poor 1969 Cal 29 #132, "Pentaquod" It looks like my travler on the main has never been set up. At least I should say it has no evidense of ever using turning blocks or stoppers. I plan to mount a turning block on the traveler, a mounted tourning block on the seat back, then a jam cleat mounted above it. Will I have to use a backing matering to mount the jam cleats and turning block on the Seat backs? Any better ideas. Randy CAL 2-29 # 512 Outpatient Channel Islands Harbor Ca.