I agree Chuck, I got 8 Lewmar D2's on Alianna and they have worked
flawlessly and did not damage my lines in any noticeable way for the past 8
years...I highly recommend these

Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna*
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
d.ve...@bellaliant.net


On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 2:45 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> wrote:

> 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
>
> ------------------------------
> *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!
> >
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