Personally I like a bit of space between the blocks. It allows the lines to pass one another without rubbing against one another and the lines are less twisted (over the sheeves) causing extra drag. I also feel that when the blocks are too close together that the fine line part is to short to work well enough. The more the blocks are apart the more the join (taper) stays between two sheeves when sheeting allowing the turns over the other blocks to be done by the thin section . When the blocks are too close than even a small amount of sheeting pulls the thick part of the sheet over several sheeves. THAT is not efficient in my opinion. Pretty much one want thick in the hand, cleat and ratchet, but after that the thinner the better.

But then again my top block is NON-swiveling so for this I need more space between the blocks as well, otherwise the sheetline looks really funny !

Everything on the cheap on my boat ehhh !

I used quite some parts that I had lying around from my other boats. Saved me a bundle

Wouter