Clam Cleat on my main mast!

[Rosco]

What a game changer... a $5 Clam Cleat on my mast. I can raise the Mainsail 3/4 and no more wild main halyard whipping around and getting tangled for no reason other than shear rookie stupidity on my part. I now spend 8 seconds at the mast attaching the halyard and a few pulls secure halyard in the clam cleat ...Presto! Back to the cockpit in a seamless tangle free single hand "ballet". What a relief. I noticed a Cam Cleat on Christian Williams mast but the angle I needed meant that a Clam Cleat was a better application for my setup. I used a black plastic clam cleat and very heavy duty aluminum rivets. It's like a new boat. 99% of the time I single hand so this is the best $5 I have ever spent. Well okay I bought my first hockey stick for $4.95 in 1968 but this is a close second. Very happy man.

 

[Rosco]

What a game changer... a $5 Clam Cleat on my mast. I can raise the Mainsail 3/4 and no more wild main halyard whipping around and getting tangled for no reason other than shear rookie stupidity on my part. I now spend 8 seconds at the mast attaching the halyard and a few pulls secure halyard in the clam cleat ...Presto! Back to the cockpit in a seamless tangle free single hand "ballet". What a relief. I noticed a Cam Cleat on Christian Williams mast but the angle I needed meant that a Clam Cleat was a better application for my setup. I used a black plastic clam cleat and very heavy duty aluminum rivets. It's like a new boat. 99% of the time I single hand so this is the best $5 I have ever spent. Well okay I bought my first hockey stick for $4.95 in 1968 but this is a close second. Very happy man.

I can credit Christian Williams s post #23 on Sept 26 2023.

 

[AdventurousAnton]

What a game changer... a $5 Clam Cleat on my mast. I can raise the Mainsail 3/4 and no more wild main halyard whipping around and getting tangled for no reason other than shear rookie stupidity on my part. I now spend 8 seconds at the mast attaching the halyard and a few pulls secure halyard in the clam cleat ...Presto! Back to the cockpit in a seamless tangle free single hand "ballet". What a relief.

On my task list next week is installing exactly the same gear on my E30+…100% in agreement that this is just too simple a fix to sleep on.

 

[Rosco]

On my task list next week is installing exactly the same gear on my E30+…100% in agreement that this is just too simple a fix to sleep on.

Total install took under 5 minutes and perhaps top 3 days of my life. Lol.

 

[Christian Williams]

Can you give link to clam cleat that's big enough? Several of us have accidentally bought Nylon clams that are too small for our line sizes.

Oh, and I got the idea from MarkOne, of E36RH Glide.

E32-3 - Halyard Cams on the Mast, Thelonious

Cams on the mast are an easy solution to an issue created by halyards led back: how does one person work the halyard at the mast? As you may have noticed, hauling up the main on the cabin house leaves a pile of halyard at your feet. But the line...

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[peaman]

Vela Sailing Supply has a Clam suited for 1/4 to 1/2” line.

I used a Ronstan 5110 8-12mm cleat for my 3/8” main halyard.

 

[Rosco]

Can you give link to clam cleat that's big enough? Several of us have accidentally bought Nylon clams that are too small for our line sizes.

Oh, and I got the idea from MarkOne, of E36RH Glide.

E32-3 - Halyard Cams on the Mast, Thelonious

Cams on the mast are an easy solution to an issue created by halyards led back: how does one person work the halyard at the mast? As you may have noticed, hauling up the main on the cabin house leaves a pile of halyard at your feet. But the line...

ericsonyachts.org

What I bought was Seadog 002010-1.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B005FCIG7W?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title#

This fits perfectly for my 3/8 halyard.

 

[Rosco]

What I bought was Seadog 002010-1.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B005FCIG7W?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title#

This fits perfectly for my 3/8 halyard.

I see it was $17 so my earlier comments were in error. It is still my best purchase. I'd pay anything for the ease of raising the Main.