Dennis, Obviously you've not use a Selden Furlex furler... they rock. Mine has never once jammed on me and as long as I give it some lube and freshwater every once in a while, I can furl my headsail (on a 50 foot boat) by hand.
As for Garhauer, I like all their stuff, but I have 4 of their clutches and one of them slips a little... Everything else is great, but that one clutch pisses me off. Cheers Colin On 4/30/13, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > There are lots of very good marine products out there. I've got Garhauer, > Harken, Schaefer, Ronstan, etc on Touché. > > I've sailed and raced on dozens of boats and used lots of marine products. > > There's only two products that I'm convinced are the best of their kind; > Harken roller furlers and Lewmar rope clutches (properly sized). > > In addition to the fact that they don't tear up line covers, they are the > ONLY rope clutch that I think reliably releases under load. The first time > you absolutely need to release a line and your cam style clutches won't > release, you'll appreciate what I'm saying. How often have you ever had to > put a halyard on a winch to release a cam style rope clutch? > > This is not just an ease of use thing for me. It's a safety issue. > > I've got a couple Spinlock PowerCleat cam style cleats on my cabin top for > my Cunningham and out haul. They work OK but not nearly as nicely as my two > triple Lewmars. > > Dennis C. > Touché 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 30, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Tortuga <tortugas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sam Salter says “I've got Spinlock clutches. I think they are the best on >> the market.” >> >> Dwight Veinot says “I prefer Lewmar clutches.” >> >> My 1979 C&C 30 mk1 has Easy-Lock clutches: a triple on the starboard side, >> a double and a single on the port. >> >> I’ve been planning to replace them with 2 triples for the last 3 years, >> but I’m indecisive. I can buy Spinlock or Lewmar at The Binnacle or mail >> order Garhauer. >> >> I don’t see a lot of Garhauer products around here but I ordered 2 >> Garhauer snatch blocks last season and I like them a lot. >> >> Can I ask for more heated argument about the relative merits of rope >> clutches? >> >> Thanks >> >> Derek Kennedy >> >> C&C 30 mk 1 Tortuga >> >> Cape George NS >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
