You can help worn clutches live longer if you make it a habit to put the tail around the winch and take up tension before releasing the clutch lever, especially on the main and jib halyards which are loaded up. A friend of mine has undersized clutches and insists this procedure be followed all the time. It's worked for him for 25 years. I prefer my bigger clutches.
BTW, ours are 1989, Spinlock XTS and rated for line size 5/16 to 9/16". I think the Lewmar D2 Rope Clutch is a better product, a little less money, easier on the lines, and more holding power. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Driedger via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "Bradley Lumgair" <lumg...@hotmail.com>, cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 12:21:44 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List halyard stoppers I believe most of the stoppers installed in that vintage were Easy Locks. They are OK. Years of sunshine have likely weakened the levers. That mixed with the irritating operational requirement of never stopping a static line (I has to be moving through the stopper as its closing or it jams so hard you sometimes break the aging levers while trying to open it) I would seriously recommend changing out to newer technology. It's been on my to do list for 5 years. 3 broken levers later i'm running out of spares so I better do this soon. Brent Driedger 27-5 Lake Winnipeg. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Replacing the original 7/16 halyards on our 1985 C&C 33 MKII. Got a GOOD > price on some 3/8 Warpspeed from W.M. Does anyone know what brand/size of > halyard clutches C&C used in '85? There is a set of double Schaefer clutches > mounted outboard of the original triples, either side of the companionway, > pictures I have aren't good enough to identify them and the boat is 3 hrs > from here. > Thanks > Brad > Sarnia ON > 1985 C&C 33 "Pulse" > > Sent, miraculously through cyberspace, > from my iPad! > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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