[Rhodes22-list] which is fastest,hook in the rear

[Bill Effros]

John,

I have cam cleats on my boat, and I've been very happy with them.

I always cross my lines around the winches.  I always maintain tension 
on both the furling and jib lines.  If I foul my furler once a year I 
had a bad year.

I changed my furling line after 9 years of use because I was 
embarrassed, not because it chafed.  Our lines shouldn't chafe 
anywhere.  That's not the way Stan builds his boat.

Bill Effros



John Lock wrote:
> At 11:53 AM 6/2/2008 -0400, KUHN, LELAND wrote:
>   
>> "Recap-I'm singlehanding,in 25mphwind,full jib,1/8 of a mile from the
>> lee shore,and it's time to go forward and unfoul the furling line..."
>>
>> I hate it when that happens!  Things like that seem to happen to me all
>> the time, and when I'm singlehandling, there's no one around to blame!
>>     
>
> I changed my furling line from a jam cleat to a regular rope clutch 
> for that very reason.  In the jam cleat it was too easily knocked 
> loose during frantic activity (with predictable, if not exciting, 
> results).  I feel much better about it now.
>
> Also FYI - I read somewhere recently that checking the furling line 
> for chafe points should be a more regular activity for most of 
> us.  That's another way it gets loose unintentionally and at the worst time.
>
> Cheers!
>
> John Lock
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