[C320-list] Camcleat lock

[Jack McDonough]

Interesting question. I have never understood the purpose of that red bar. 
If the main sheet runs UNDER the red bar the clam cleat may or may not hold 
the sheet, preventing it from moving. My experience is that more often than 
not it will NOT hold the sheet and the main will run free. On the other 
hand, it sometimes WILL hold the sheet when you want the main to run free. 
If you lead the sheet OVER the red bar, what's the purpose of the bar being 
there?

My solution is this: If I want the main  to run free, I feed four or five 
feet of the sheet free in FRONT of the red bar, thus ensuring that the damn 
thing doesn't seize when I'm trying to maneuver under power through the 
mooring area. Once I'm clear and want the main sheet to be cleated down, I 
secure it to the cabin top winch (which I then no longer need for raising 
the main.)

Jack
#947


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Clayton" <jsea at prodigy.net>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Camcleat lock


> Yes, that's correct.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Helfman <genehelfman at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 2:02 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Camcleat lock
>
> My understanding is that it isn't a "hold down".  When in place, it
> prevents the mainsheet from entering the cleat, i.e. the sheet runs over,
> not under the red bar.  Right?
>
> gene
> Satori, #398
>
> On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Jerry Clayton <jsea at prodigy.net> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if you can replace the red lock (hold down) piece on the
>> mainsheet camcleat?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jerry Clayton
>> #988 (2004)
>> Marina Del Rey, Ca
>>
>
>
>
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