[C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

Dave,
We always have it on at least one whinch.  Only put it on the cleat when we need the whinch for something else.
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Dave Rabinowitz" <windchill320 at gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:11:44 
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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