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! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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