[C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat

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I also leave my main sheet on the winch at all time unless using it for the 
main halyard. It's not that hard to get it off qucikly if need be. I learned 
that there should be at least one wrap around a winch on any line before 
attempting to mess with it!

CRA
Rosebud #882

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Moriarty" <patm at psiurethanes.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] upgrading mainsheet jam cleat


>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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