Flutterby has lines led aft to winches at the front of the cockpit. On my mizzen mast, the routing looked like this:
- Winch
- Rope clutch (pretty fair lead)
- Deck organizer (90 degree turn, horizontal)
- Turning block @ Mast collar (90 degree turn, to vertical)
The deck organizer is positioned about a foot outboard of the mast.
The deck organizer seems like a waste of friction and parts. I'm thinking of putting something on the deck in about that place where I can mount a series of blocks to send the lines up the mast. It is in what PJR calls "the chimney".
It seems to me that sending the lines up a bit farther from the mast will just reduce halyard slap, with no problems caused. Am I missing something? I could fabricate something, or perhaps just buy one of these:
See the last of these mast plates, MS-6 that is linear: http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=68
Bigger pic here: http://garhauermarine.com/images/product/MS-6.jpg
I was also thinking of getting some angle stock and drilling/polishing holes, but this seems cheaper and easier.