Belaying Pin Rack

[John Stone]

I may be in the market for a new mast. If so, I'm considering installing a belaying pin rack, vice winches, right on the mast and using a halyard jig to raise the sails, etc. The boat is 36' long, 16,000 lbs, Bermuda rigged, double headsail sloop with bowsprit. For planning purposes can anyone tell me if there is a standard height the rack should be located above the cabin top? The goose-neck is about 35" above the cabin top. With synthetic riggings there is no good option for installing them on the shrouds and I prefer to have everything right there on the mast anyway. I have seen pictures of racks that are bolted through the deck and are kind of "U" shaped around the mast but that is not what I am talking about.

If there is a information source that might describe the ergonomics for things like this?

Many thanks.