[C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat

[Denny Browne]

The clip is to keep the sheet out of the jam cleat. You flip it up over the
cleat to keep the sheet out and flip it down if you want to use the cleat.
If you run the sheet inside the clip, the tension is what breaks them.

Denny Browne
denny at dennybrowne.com

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I still have the red clips (on both sides) but I can't figure out what 
they're for. Should the main sheet go under them or over them? Mine is over 
them so the clips just lie there.

CRA
Rosebud #882

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From: "Denny Browne" <dennybrowne at verizon.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat


> Good question. I've never replaced mine, either, but I'm sure I was told 
> by
> someone that you can. Probably from Harken. I'll send them a note and ask.
>
> Denny Browne
> T: 310-387-2235
> F: 310-316-0154
> denny at dennybrowne.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Chef Adam
> Weiner
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:19 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat
>
> Where do you get the little red clips?  Mine broke about 7 years ago and 
> it
> has been on my list, but not really a priority.
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Denny Browne
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:45 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat
>
> I left it on and occasionally actually use it. Whenever we hoist a 
> spinnaker
> we need to free up the winch to use it for the halyard. This is usually 
> done
> when we're sailing close hauled, so it's a pretty simple matter to just 
> put
> downward pressure on the mainsheet as you ease the line on the winch. 
> It'll
> hold there with no problem while we get the spinnaker halyard ready. When 
> we
> are ready to fall off we simply yank the mainsheet out of the jam cleat 
> and
> the release of power in the mainsail makes it very easy to turn. If you 
> fall
> off before releasing the sheet it's hard to turn the boat as the main 
> wants
> to drive it to weather. I'd leave them and simply add the Harken 280
> offshore aluminum cam cleats. You can buy those little red clips to go on
> the jam cleats, and they'll keep the mainsheet from accidentally finding
> their way into the cleat.
>
> Denny Browne
> A Cappella #935
> Redondo Beach
> denny at dennybrowne.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Matt Curtis
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 7:02 AM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat
>
> Thanks Denny.  Did you remove the jam cleats when you installed the cams, 
> or
> did you leave them installed.  It looks like I will have to apply heat to
> the jam cleat to remove it, as there is some pretty serious adhesive 
> between
> it and the mounting area.
>
>  -Matt Curtis
>  Tortugam #541
>
> Denny Browne <dennybrowne at verizon.net> wrote:
>  The jam cleats are really only there in case you need to remove the
> mainsheet from the winch to put a halyard temporarily on it. The boat's
> delivered with a little clip that you can flip over top of the jam cleat 
> to
> keep the sheet from accidentally falling into the cleat. This clip usually
> breaks off in the first day or two.
>
> I've placed two large Harken cam cleats at the aft edge of the cabin top
> directly behind where the mainsheet exits the line organizer on each side.
> My mainsheet is double ended so it can be trimmed from either side. This
> works very well when sailing off the wind and at the dock but you need the
> winch to pull the sheet tight enough to control sail shape when sailing
> upwind.
>
> Denny Browne
> A Cappella #935
> Redondo Beach, CA
> denny at dennybrowne.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Matt Curtis
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 4:27 AM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.org
> Subject: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat
>
> Has anyone upgraded the mainsheet jam cleat to some other system? My wife
> hates the jam cleats, and I must admit I'm not a big fan, either. I have
> been thinking about installing rope clutches. One of my concerns is that
> the space on the mounting area is a bit limited on theside where the jam
> cleat is located. Does anyone have Aany thoughts or experiences to share?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Matt Curtis
> Tortuga, #541
>
>
> Matthew Curtis
> mcurtis_6775 at yahoo.com
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