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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/25/2007 :  09:09:01  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 lcharlot</i>
<br />I would never secure either a jib sheet or main sheet to a horn cleat by choice - too difficult to get it off in an emergency.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Only if you use them as a normal horn cleat.

My last boat came with jam style horn cleats for the jib sheets, one round turn and cinch...Easy as pie, but when I got my C25 with regular horn cleats, I said to myself, "these have gotta go", but then I started using them as if they were a jam style horn cleat, two round turns and a cinch to secure the line. No crossovers, no hitches, just round turns. To uncleat, I simply and effortlessly unwind the turns...Again, easy as pie.

I've used this technique for the last six years and I can't recall the line ever slipping, even during conditions when I could barely crank the winch.
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Response Posted - 10/25/2007 :  09:27:47  Show Profile
Interesting, Don... What size are your sheets?
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 10/25/2007 :  09:42:16  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 Dave Bristle</i>
<br />Interesting, Don... What size are your sheets?
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3/8"
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