[C320-list] Clamcleats

[T. Scott Thompson]

I have the red things intact.  I never use them.  I only use the cleats 
to hold the mainsheet temporarily when I need the winch for something 
else (like a halyard).  Never had a problem with something catching in 
them by accident.

Dave Anderer 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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