[C320-list] jam cleat replacement
Stephen Cox
scox at timmin.com
Fri Nov 25 08:16:20 PST 2011
> Has anybody replaced the jam cleats for the mainsheet? The
> locking tab on our 2003 First Light has broken off and I was
> never very happy about secure the line was going through the
> jam cleat.
>
> Has anyone changed that to a rope clutch? Thoughts about it?
>
>
Really bad idea IMHO as you should be able to throw the main sheet off in an
emergency. If its through a clutch it could jam with a twist or knot as it
pays out.
Stephen Cox
Tegwen #1141 =
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