[quote=arch]on my N5.8's, i turned the rotator to the back of the mast overhanging the tramp. it's fastened thru the base casting so no need to do a compression sleeve.
i had 3 grommets placed in my tramp. the first one is just a little farther back from the end of the rotator and in the center of the tramp (see photo).
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the other two are at the sides of the tramp, one on port and one on starboard. they are just in front of the grommet where the trapeze bungee exits the tramp. mount a cam cleat on top of the hull just in front of the trap bungee, facing toward the grommet in the edge of the tramp.
so here's what to do....... run one continuous line from the port cleat, down thru the port grommet and under the tramp to the center grommet. come up thru the center grommet and thru a small single micro block that is attached to the back end of the rotator, then go back down thru the tramp and underneath to the starboard grommet. come up thru the starboard grommet and run the line thru the starboard cam cleat.
the line does not tie firmly to the rotator but can be pulled from either side to adjust the rotation of the mast. when sailing, one side has to be cleated in order to pull the rotator toward the grommet in the center of the tramp, but you can pull it from the windward side which is where you want to be.
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on this cat, my photo only shows the center grommet and mast rotator without the micro block, lines or cleats. i will try to take some photos of the complete arrangement on my other cat when i get it set up.
this works slick and doesn't add a bunch of slack lines and hardware to your tramp.
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