[C320-list] new album on web site

[Scott Thompson]

Right, I've found the same thing.  However I also found that if you lift 
it further and fiddle with the lever just a bit, it will lock the cam in 
the open position without any need to use hands, or other tools to hold 
it there.  This is a very tempting proposition because now you have two 
hands to fish the line through and you aren't fighting a spring.  My 
point is that if you do this, you may find that things won't go back 
into position properly.  I've had no trouble if I lift the cam just 
enough to get the line through.  But that's hard on the hands, and I 
can't always get the line to go through with my free hand.

Irv Grunes wrote:
> Scott,
> We found that you don't have to lift the clutch all the way back. Lift it
> just far enough to feed the line thru.
> Irv Grunes #851
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Allan Field
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:21 PM
> To: 'C320-List'
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] new album on web site
> 
> 
> Thanks Scott - I will stick to reeving splices and messenger lines.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com
> [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Scott Thompson
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:58 AM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] new album on web site
> 
> If you use this method you have to be VERY careful when you lift the
> cam.  I've found that if you lift it too far, it's possible that
> something slips inside the unit into a new unorthodox position that
> prevents you from closing the lever again.  This has happened to me
> several times, but not recently and so I can't recall exactly what
> happened.  But when it happened I had to fiddle with the thing for more
> than an hour before I got it back into the normal position.
> 
> Scott Thompson
> 
> Bill Culbertson wrote:
>> Link is
>>   http://www.catalina320.com/gallery/Passing-lines-through-rope-clutches
>>
>>   Dave, I'm glad you posted this.  I've been doing this as well with no
> problem except that on my boat I can get the clutch lifted without the
> screwdriver (though my fingers don't appreciate it).
>>    -bill
>>
>> Dave Sparks <dlsparks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>   I added 3 pictures showing an easy method of passing lines through the
>> rope clutches without using a messenger.
>>
>> Dave Sparks
>> En Passant - #933
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> Do you Yahoo!?
>>  Next-gen email? Have it all with the  all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>