Hey Pete,

I got a couple of ideas for you and your mess in the cockpit. The first is just a line bag. I have sailed on other boats where we would have bags that snapped on and we would stuff the line not being used in them (spin line, second set of sheets, etc.)

A second idea would not clean the mess but it would help reduce the amount. If you put a pendant on the boom and connect your main sheet rigging to it you could cut down on the amount of main sheet you need. If you use a four to one purchase you could eliminate as much as four feet depending on how long the pendant is.

Last how bout finding some old dock rat and just have him/her sit back there and keep things tidy.........ed