WRT #3, a friend's boat has a std cam cleat on the mast for the spin halyard,
but it's offset from the center line of the halyard. Mastman or foredeck can
"park" the halyard there by pulling the halyard off center toward the cleat.
By pulling the tail of the halyard, it pops free of the cam cleat without
anyone being at the mast.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL (where freezing rain has
thawed; next batch this PM and low of 4F coming tonight)
From: Dennis C. via CnC-List <[email protected]>
To: CnClist <[email protected]>
Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2016 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Cleat covers
Yes. Here are three options for you to consider. Two of them require a winch
on the mast.
My rigger buddy and I were re-configuring the standing rigging on a large
cruising boat. We installed Lewmar rope clutches on the mast. However, this
boat had winches below the rope clutches. The set up works well. The clutches
are kept closed while hoisting and tensioning with the winches. There are horn
cleats under the winches for the lines to be stowed on.
On Touche', I have one jib halyard "on the mast". It is my cruising halyard
but doubles as the spare racing jib halyard. It exits the mast high, runs down
to a winch then to a horn cleat. If you don't have a winch on your mast, they
are easily, and cheaply, found on eBay.
Third option is more interesting and isn't exactly what you're asking for but I
thought I would mention it for you to think about. For Touche's #1 spinnaker
halyard, we use a spinnaker halyard parking cleat. This is a slick bracket
that holds a cam cleat "wrong side out" for temporary stopping of the halyard
while the crew tidies up after a hoist. It works really well. Here's the link:
http://www.apsltd.com/spinnaker-halyard-parking-bracket.html
On hoisting, the halyard is pulled down and outboard. It locks into the cam
cleat. When things calm down, the crew pulls the tail and the halyard is
pulled towards the mast and releases from the cam cleat. The halyard is
stopped by a rope clutch on the cabintop.
IMHO, Lewmar makes the best rope clutches.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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