by Peter McMinn » Tue Feb 03, 2004 7:24 pm
I wish I had the technology to show you, but I'll try to paint the picture.
By "deck" I'm referring to the gunnel or "rail" as some refer to the flat section between the combing and rubrail.The Harken "Hexarachet" cheek block is mounted on a chunk of teak shaped to accept the angle of the jibsheet from the clew. The assmbly is mounted two inches aft of the upright cuddy wall along the inboard edge of the rubrail. The cam cleat is positioned along the outboard edge of the combing, which is trimmed flush to the gunnle.
I've located some other discussions on this site referring to jib cleating positions. Do a search for "mounting cam cleats" and "rigging jib sheets" and you'll find some other options, such as cleating on the CB trunk, which make sense for both heavy and light air.
Anyway, I really like the position of the block, as it allows for more conservative sheeting by way of barber in-haulers.