[C320-list] Main Cleat upgrade?

[Pat Ireland]

Collin

The CAM cleat on our 2001 is screwed into a threaded plate that is glasse
into the cabin top.  Given the correct spacing a jammer might fit.  I see
some mesurements in my future.

Thanks

Pat, 801

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Colin Evans <twosailors at bigpond.com> wrote:

> Pat,
> We tend to use the main sheet on the port side only, with the starboard end
> knotted in the clam cleat.
> Then we use the winch adjacent to the clam cleat. The only time this
> becomes
> a problem is raising the kite, or reefing.  Then we have to use the useless
> clam cleat
> I had thought of putting a jammer in its place the same as the adjacent
> jammers, but I`m not sure how they are fitted.  If they are just screwed to
> the coach-house roof I`d be afraid the screws may pull out
>
>
> ************************************
> Regards
> Colin Evans
> __/)  (#774 NSW Australia)
>
>
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>
> All
>
> Has anyone worked out an alternative configuration for cleating the main
> sheet on the cabin top?  I've read the threads with comments that support
> continued use of the OEM JAM cleat, but after several outings we are still
> not satisfied with that method.
>
> I would like to install a CAM in close proximity to the traveler CAM, but
> the clearance and lead is a challenge.   If you have developed an approach
> that works, where did you locate it?
>
> Alternatively, does a line stopper function correctly or is there a
> tendency
> for the sheet to jam on an emergency release?
>
> Appreciate your input and experience.
>
> Pat, 801
>
>