Okay, okay!
I've moved back to the serious stuff again. I am tackling the winches.
Well, the foresail ones anyway....the others are still being "thought about".
So, I have created...with my own hands...a pair of "trays" that will slot in under the foredeck:
Right now, they are simply balanced in place and braced with a piece of wood and some pegs. Later, they will be properly held in using magic.
The idea is that they will be removable. Not easily though. The mast will have to be taken down and all the interior removed but they will then fit through the cockpit should any repairs be required.
As you can see, the port side fore-sail winch is in place. I've made a closed loop system running up into the bows:
The travel's not huge but should be enough....I hope
There'll be a second such winch on t'other side and the mainsheet setup will go underneath somewhere. Following the "other" conversation, I'm favouring using a larger diameter disc on the servo and running the closed loop along the full length of the bottom of the hull.....I left that clear for just this purpose.
I shall also mount much of the elec-trickery underneath these trays.
I'm beginning to sympathise with the submarine Johnnies trying to squeeze everything in. Next project? Something with no cockpit....perhaps one of those nice, modern warships that's all superstructure and internal space?