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adjust the angle

Posted By: Rich McDevitt P 15 # 2531 Minnow SF Bay
Date: 10/29/08 7:28p.m.

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In Response To: Rear sheeting cleating problem (Bruce Herman)

My end boom has the ability to adjust the angle of the cleat in relation to the pull on the sheet. I angled this down one notch. Do this on dry land so you can retrieve pieces you drop. Once I did that, I snap it to release, like the reins on a horse. Also, if in doubt, I don't cleat it. The ratcheting faceted block allows me to hold the sheet taught with only two or three fingers even in strong winds. By not cleating it, I can allow it to play out quickly. Study the archives, most every P-15 capsize I have reviewed, involved a cleated sheet.

Messages In This Thread

Rear sheeting cleating problem -- Bruce Herman -- 10/29/08 6:38p.m.

adjust the angle -- Rich McDevitt P 15 # 2531 Minnow SF Bay -- 10/29/08 7:28p.m.

I can keep my "headknocker" cleated under most conditions. -- Harry Gordon, WWP14 #234, Manatee, Mountain View, CA -- 10/29/08 10:10p.m.

I upgraded my mainsheet block -- John Turpin, P-15 "Tetra", Edmond, OK -- 10/30/08 5:32a.m.

Not uncleating -- Bruce Herman -- 10/30/08 9:09a.m.

changing angle -- Rich McDevitt P-15 #2531 Minnow SF Bay -- 10/30/08 9:25a.m.

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