[C320-list] Clamcleats

[Stan]

I have the clamcleats with the little red thingies.  Never saw or figured
out much use for them.  They remain in the down position all of the time.  I
rarely use the clamcleats either.  When under sail I have both ends of the
mainsheet on the winches (double ended mainsheet).  I switch to the
clamcleat during reefing or halyard adjustment.

Stan
"Our Little Amusement" #744

On 3/25/06, Dave Anderer <danderer at udel.edu> wrote:
>
> I happened to notice some funny things about the clamcleats that hold
> the ends of the mainsheet.
>
> First thing is, they are actually "clamcleats".  No, I'm not an idiot,
> and that is not a typo.  The ones on my boat were manufactured by these
> folks:  http://www.clamcleat.com
>
> Second, I noticed the remainder of a broken lever on one of them.  That
> leads me to believe the original unit was something like this:
> http://www.clamcleat.com/cleats/cleat_details.asp?theid2=60
>
> The broken lever is evidently the remains of the red gate.
>
> Does anyone have these with the gates intact?  Do the gates add any value?
>
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Stan
C320 "Our Little Amusement" #744
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