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I have a set of cam cleats to put by my foresail winches, and was hoping for a little guidance as to where to put them. My old boat had them where the current boat has horn cleats, but I'd like to leave the horns also, as backups and for heavy weather.
Put them in line with the outside edge of the winch on starboard and the inside edge on port so that the jib sheets comes straight back into the jaws. Risers are a great idea as they help prevent overrides. You do not need the horn cleats - donate them to Poseidon.
Derek Crawford Chief Measurer C25-250 2008 Previous owner of "This Side UP" 1981 C-25 TR/FK #2262 Used to have an '89 C22 #9483, "Downsized" San Antonio, Texas
I placed mine where Derek mentioned except on the starboard side I could not get to the screws so had to move it a small amount. Originally I made a 1" teak block for a riser but the sheet would pull out and was hard to set. I added an additional 1/4" and now they work well. I looked but did not find any photos of the installation.
1988 WK/SR w/inboard diesel Joe Pool Lake Hobie 18 Lake Worth
Life is not a dress rehearsal. You will not get another chance.
I positioned my cams so that after trimming with the winch, I could hook the sheet under one horn of the horn cleat and snap it into the cam cleat--no riser needed that way.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
In this pic I have my furling line and jib sheet in the wrong cleats (one of my newbie mistakes). After I switched the lines and used them awhile I realized I could have put the cam where the horn cleat is, I almost never used the old cleat. The risers helped a lot allowing for downward pull. I would sail the boat and mark the angle coming off the winch using your normal positions while single handing, heavy wind, etc.
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