[C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat

[Pat Moriarty]

I am totally with you on this. If the sail will drive the boat at say 
5 knots and that might take 10-15 HP do you think you can hold onto 
that much HP without a winch or cleat. First thing I tell new people 
is don't pick up a line unless it is on a cleat or winch or you can 
get a severe burn. I know the sailors will do it all the time and I 
do too but that is after you learn when you can get away with it. I 
have the old style single ended main sheet and have always sailed 
boats that way so it is just a natural system to me. Don't think I 
could relearn the new arrangement and in the last regatta in SD the 
two boats we sailed on ran the system as a single ended main sheet.

Pat #130At 11:38 AM 2/12/2008, you wrote:
>Mine's pretty-much always on the winch regardless of point of sail.
>
>-Jeff
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Dave
>Rabinowitz
>Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:12 PM
>To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat
>
>This may be a bit off-thread, but, do folks leave the mainsheet on on the
>winch while sailing, or just use the jam cleat?  I can see using the winch
>occasionally to close-haul the main, but do you leave it on the winch?  I
>was wondering what the proper sailing style was...
>
>thanks
>dave
>Windchill #445
>
>On Feb 11, 2008 9:45 AM, 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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