Halyard Winch
By Dale Mack
November 6, 2001

On my 1987 C22 (#14286), I have the same setup on both sides of the boat.  On the portside, the outboard line is the jib halyard, and the inboard line is the boom vang.   On the starboard side the outboard line is the main halyard, and the inboard line is the jiffy reefing line.

As the jib halyard exits the mast it is redirected to the cockpit using a deck organizer.  The halyard then passes through a fairlead, Lewmar Spinlock rope clutch, and finally to a single speed #6 Lewmar winch.  From the deck organizer, the boom vang passes through a fairlead and onto a Harken #150 Cam-Matic w/fairlead.  I added the fairleads to keep the lines out from under the poptop.

The Harken cam cleats sit where the original jam cleats for the halyards sat.   Even through I primarily cruise the boat, I'm still interested in sail shape and the winches have been great for tightening the luff tension.  While I would have installed the halyard winches further outboard (they were installed by the dealer), I haven't found they interfere with the operation of the boom vang or the jiffy reefing. The rope clutches have been a terrific upgrade.  I particularly like the way they hold the line while still allowing you to pull on it.

This picture shows the location of a halyard winch on Gold Rush, #4248 (1974).