[C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat

[Kirk McCullough]

I leave it on the winch, since I tend to trim the main a lot, so I don't use 
the jam cleat except when I need the winch for something else.

Kirk
#124
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Rabinowitz" <windchill320 at gmail.com>
To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:11 AM
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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