This is the initial design for the winch, there will be two, a port and starboard version. This will be removable through the centre hatch. It uses some electrical trunking which is supported by a piece of aluminium channel. The winch is supported by some 3mm plywood. There is a slider made from acrylic and there will be ball bearing blocks at each end of the track. It should give travel of 450mm. This should give enough travel for the two jibs. However, the mainsail/boom does need more travel than this, if the mainsheet is attached to the stern of the boat, as on full size models. The main boom will go out by 45 degrees with a travel of 450mm, which may be enough. Another solution would be to attach the mainsheet to the centre of the boom. Thoughts for the future.
The next task will be to fit the servo for the rudder and get this working.
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