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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 03/11/2005 :  17:36:23  Show Profile
Hi Ben! That was a good day to try out the winchers, and they worked great. If my next boat doesn't have self-tailing winches, I might get a set for cruising.
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bbriner
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Response Posted - 03/15/2005 :  16:21:44  Show Profile
I'm to try the Winchers. At that price why not? I don't mind the horn cleat in light air and I'm not too interested in racing. When (should say IF) I'm by myself dealing with the Force 5 winds in 'the slot' I don't want to stear with my knee :) while cranking the winch! Thx Stu and Ben...

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/16/2005 :  21:31:21  Show Profile
I put some Ronstan cams in a position where I can hook the sheet under one horn of the standard cleat to lead it into the cam--as an alternative to risers.
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ssteakley
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Response Posted - 03/16/2005 :  22:43:37  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />I used to have Harken 150's for the jib sheets. When they wore out I switched to Ronstan cam cleats. They are much less expensive and the crew insists that they work easier. As for clam cleats, they were the first thing I threw overboard...they tend to release unexpectedly, and to "catch" the lazy sheet when tacking.
Derek
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Which is why you will beat me badly at nationals!
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Frank, if Derek beats you at Nationals it will have very little to do with a cam cleat or any other type of cleat...
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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 03/20/2005 :  07:36:13  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ssteakley</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Derek Crawford</i>
<br />I used to have Harken 150's for the jib sheets. When they wore out I switched to Ronstan cam cleats. They are much less expensive and the crew insists that they work easier. As for clam cleats, they were the first thing I threw overboard...they tend to release unexpectedly, and to "catch" the lazy sheet when tacking.
Derek
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Which is why you will beat me badly at nationals!
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Frank, if Derek beats you at Nationals it will have very little to do with a cam cleat or any other type of cleat...
Steve Steakley
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Ya, it'll have much more to do with the professional crew he flies in from all over the country!
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jlguthri
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Response Posted - 03/22/2005 :  21:39:22  Show Profile  Visit jlguthri's Homepage
Maurice, I see your clam cleats are on a wedge shaped wooden spacer. I had thought about adding a spacer to mine. It don't have one, and I have the devil to get the line to stay. (also when I bought the boat, they were installed BACKWARDS). Does the wedge shape help much? I wouldn't have thought to do that. Then again, I'm new to all this. All I've seen were cam cleats.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 03/22/2005 :  21:55:37  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jlguthri</i>
<br />Maurice, I see your clam cleats are on a wedge shaped wooden spacer. I had thought about adding a spacer to mine. It don't have one, and I have the devil to get the line to stay. (also when I bought the boat, they were installed BACKWARDS). Does the wedge shape help much? I wouldn't have thought to do that. Then again, I'm new to all this. All I've seen were cam cleats.
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Some people call me the gangster of love

The wedges help a lot, mine are getting pretty old so I think I will make some new ones soon.
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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 03/23/2005 :  10:43:30  Show Profile
<font color="blue">Some people call me the gangster of love - Frank</font id="blue">
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jlguthri
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Response Posted - 03/23/2005 :  17:20:47  Show Profile  Visit jlguthri's Homepage
Now I've kept that song in my head all day....
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