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Davy J
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Initially Posted - 12/21/2012 :  08:36:48  Show Profile
I need to add a cleat or cleats for my spinnaker halyard and sock dousing line, and wondering what others have done?

I store my whisker pole on a track on the front side of the mast so I was just going to put a cleat on the side of the mast by the boom, but wanted to see if anybody had any other ideas.
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 12/21/2012 :  09:25:12  Show Profile
Hi Davy,
All of my halyards (including spinnaker halyard) are lead aft on the cabin top to the cockpit. Cleats are just forward of a cabin top winch. This frees up the mast cleats that were original from Catalina and I've never removed 'em. The uphaul/downhaul line for the sock I cleat to one or the other mast cleat.
Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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Response Posted - 12/21/2012 :  14:39:28  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
JD has an extra cleat on the mast for the sock control line & another for the chute halyard.

The only issue we have had is the chute halyard getting wound in with the jib when furling. To prevent that happening, I often secure the halyard to the pulpit well in front of the furler.

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 12/21/2012 :  15:06:37  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">All of my halyards (including spinnaker halyard) are lead aft on the cabin top to the cockpit. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Because of my need to lower the mast I don't want to lead the halyard to the cockpit. However, both my main and spare jib halyards do run to the cockpit. Consequently, there are no cleats on the mast at all.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">To prevent that happening, I often secure the halyard to the pulpit well in front of the furler.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
That is what I do while sailing, both ends of the spinnaker halyard are secured to the pulpit forward of the furler.

I guess a better question might be: If you do have cleats on the mast, where are they located?
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 12/22/2012 :  08:53:30  Show Profile
Hey Davy,
Here's a link to a photo in the Tech Tips section of Snickerdoodle's mast gates. The photo also shows the cleat on the starboard side of the mast. There is an identical cleat on the port side. Both are located at a height about where the wide part in the mast slot is located.
Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
http://catalina-capri-25s.org/tech/tech25/snkslot.asp
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awetmore
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Response Posted - 12/22/2012 :  12:18:15  Show Profile
Lutra (my old C-25) had the main and jib halyards run back to the cockpit. The original cleats were still on the mast, so we used those for the spinnaker. One was for the spinnaker halyard, the other went to the spinnaker sock.

I don't think it makes sense to run the spinnaker halyard aft if the sock control line is near the mast. Running the sock control lines after is possible, but seems like a lot of hassle. So I prefer leaving all of it at the mast since I never right the spinnaker in heavy winds or without at least one other crew member anyway.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/23/2012 :  07:03:16  Show Profile
I cleat off both my spinnaker halyard and sock line at the mast. I just find it easier to have it rigged this way since I have to go forward anyway when first setting up for the spinnaker and when dousing the spin, I help guide it into the open cabin hatch.

I, too, cleat off my chute halyard to the front of the bow pulpit when it's not in use.

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