Next step, finishing up what's left

Not much left to do before it's ready to go.

Having drilled and epoxied the "jib rack's" hole for where the bolt to hold the bowsprit, I just have to re-drill out the epoxy filler so the bolt can fit through.

I installed the furler line guides for the continuous line furlers (jib and screacher) on each side of the cabin last night. With having the snatch blocks and these guides doing any removal / modification / maintenance on the continuous lines will be simple. The lines will lead back along the cabin sides back to the cockpit, and should be able to remain fully attached for both sailing and trailering. With the guides the lines should feed the lines through the cam cleats easily enough.

I have to admit everyone was very pleased with how the continuous line jib furler worked the first time out. Definitely a lot nicer to have than a basic furler. I had the snatch blocks installed, so I was able to be on the starboard trampoline(jib continuous line fed down that side) and easily furled and unfurled when needed, but definitely looking forward to being able to do it from the cockpit (more so for when soloing).

The guides screws are "temporarily installed", but without epoxy filler so that will get done tonight.

We have the hatch lock bracket and lock ready to install as basic theft deterrent, should be quick, just have to decide exactly where it is going to go.

Last piece oddly enough for the screacher is actually going to be the halyard itself fed through the mast. I have the line all picked out, should definitely be long enough, the mast itself looked fully ready when I bought the boat. I did add deck blocks on the cabin top to feed it through back to a winch/cam cleat. I have purchased a double rope clutch for the cabin top, but decided to wait on installing it until seeing where I'll want it.

My latest theory is to switch the main halyard out of the mast block & cleat (there are 2, one per side on the bottom of the mast), which are currently used for the jib and main halyard, where the topping lift halyard gets fed down outside the mast to a deck mounted block.

I was originally thinking of having the screacher halyard use the deck block, but maybe I should switch it with the main, My theory being here that I won't have to go up to the mast to cleat/uncleat the main to raise/lower, and instead can do it from the cockpit. This would be nice to have accessible with a rope clutch near the cockpit on the cabin top I think. The jib and screacher can be furled, where the main in a worst can scenario has to be dropped, right? So I'm thinking for reefing, etc, it would be easier to not have to leave the cockpit and have everything right there.

In any case with the mast having a feeding line already to attach to the halyard to pull it down through the mast it should be easy enough. I can always switch how it works at the base at any time (even on the water when the sails aren't deployed obviously).