[C320-list] Cleats and Lines

[Chris Burti]

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Chris Burti
Farmville, NC



On Fri, Nov 2, 2018 at 3:43 PM Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
wrote:

> Allan, what do you use to connect to the stanchion? Which stanchion did
> you use?
>
> Ted Harrison
>
> > On Nov 1, 2018, at 6:33 PM, Allan S Field <allan.field at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Something along this line will work:
> https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--57mm-carbo-ratchet-block-with-cam--6840581?recordNum=7
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf Of John Meyers
> > Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:21 PM
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Cleats and Lines
> >
> > What block and cleat make and model work for the furler?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John Meyers
> >
> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 4:25 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Michael,
> >> On the furler, I clamped a ratcheting block on the forward leg of the
> >> push pit and mounted a cam cleat on the deck below...works great, the
> >> block eliminates the temptation to use the winch in heavy weather and
> >> takes pressure off of the cleat.
> >>
> >> Our jack lines go down each side from the bow cleats and are tied at
> >> the stern cleats. That is a compromise between going over the side
> >> tethered or unclipping as you go forward and back.
> >>
> >> I purchased two folding pad eyes to bolt to the deck in front of the
> >> wheel and considered running the jack lines through the cabin top grab
> >> rails to try to get them inboard more keep me aboard, but haven't
> >> decided to buy the double clip tethers needed to safely unclip.
> >>
> >> Chris Burti
> >> Commitment #867
> >> Farmville, NC
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 3:34 PM Michael Leschisin <
> >> mleschisin at imagestudios.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hey Guys,
> >>>
> >>> I’m making the list of winter and spring projects for the boating
> >>> and I have two deck setups I'd like to deal with.
> >>>
> >>> First off, my roller furler line for the geni’ ties off to a small,
> >>> standard horned clear on the port side of the cockpit.  I believe
> >>> this
> >> was
> >>> the way Catalina set up the boat from the factory.  I’m not a big
> >>> fan of this, since having the headsail reefed requires tying and
> >>> untying the furler while under tension and I’ve actually had it bind
> >>> up on itself a
> >> few
> >>> times.  My pervious boat, an S2, had a swivel cam cleat that the you
> >> simply
> >>> latched and unlatched the the furler line in and out of.  Has anyone
> >>> converted away from the original set up and have any opinions on
> >>> what the best way to go here would be?
> >>>
> >>> Secondly, My wife and I never really did any heavy weather sailing
> >>> that required us to be harnessed in last season, but sailing on the
> >>> Great
> >> Lakes,
> >>> I know that day will come.  I’m curious how people are running
> >>> Jacklines
> >> on
> >>> a 320 with a dodger.  It seams like running a line from each of the
> >>> bow cleats aft is a start, but there are no good anchor points near
> >>> the front of the dodger that would keep us tied to the center of the
> >>> boat.  Also,
> >> I’m
> >>> guessing I’ll need to run a second line to cover the cockpit area,
> >>> but again, no good center line anchor points. Any ideas here?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Michael
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Michael Leschisin
> >>> #995, Wild Blue Yonder
> >>> Menominee, MI
> >
>