Andrew, Those clam cleats were on Touche' when I bought it. Touche' was raced extensively in the 70's. Those were installed by one of the previous owners. I wasn't particularly excited about them at first but now I like them. My trimmers like them. They're great for singlehanded sailing.
The only issue with them is occasionally a line will inadvertently cleat itself in one. Usually quickly cleared but something to be aware of. With enough wraps on the winch drum, there shouldn't be much load on the tail of a jibsheet. Link to the picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_fTTdANponzoKzFcw-yeZauTG2L83l-D/view?usp=sharing -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 9:33 PM andrew macLean <andre...@me.com> wrote: > Hi Dennis, > > I’ve been thinking lately a lot about switching to self-tailing winches. I > wonder about undoing a horn cleat under load. How do you like those big > clam cleats off your primaries? Looks like a really good solution. > > Andrew > C&C 30 mk1 > Gulf Islands, BC > Canada > > On Sep 12, 2022, at 18:16, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > > Here's pictures: > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qIsKMu82fMUa_zSF_QhDqLjBycwYQCx2?usp=sharing > > The one titled "Weeds blown out" shows using the propwash to clear the > slip. > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > >
