Clutches to big?

[fixntheboat]

When I started my refit 3yrs back I went a bit rigging mad and bought everything ..
Now! On opening I think these Spinlock clutches are larger than I need. They are going on a 74 E 32-2.
I purchased the XTS 0814/4. And now think I should have gone with the XAS. Any thoughts.??
Just seems these should be on a larger boat..
#1-just placed on deck. #2-placed next to an XAS/3..

 

[Loren Beach]

Oh my. From commentary on the site, you can either 'thicken" the halyard tails with a stitched on cover overlay, or just replace your clutches with ones that fit your line diameter. When replacing our ancient OEM clutches, I checked the line-holding minimums first and (luckily) my Lewmar's do hold our low-stretch 5/16 halyards.

O34 - New Housetop Winches & Clutches

The June-July project was to 1) replace the factory Lewmar ST30 winch on each side, 2) replace the out-of-production clutch stoppers on each side, and 3) move both winches aft toward the rear edge and move the clutch array back to make them a lot...

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Good luck!

 

[fixntheboat]

The winch pictured above is actually a Harken 40 my primaries and 35’s go here

 

[peaman]

I went with XAS for the 3/8" lines on my 32-3.

 

[Bolo]

Same here, I installed XAS clutches on my 32-3.

 

[ConchyDug]

You can buy different jaws for the XTS clutches to accommodate different sizes they aren't cheap though. The XTS clutches are nicer since they can't be inadvertently released by a snagged line. If the lines are newer and have a little play in the cover you just pull some small dyneema thru the core to fatten them up that's the cheapest route, I'm not sure how well a cover pulled over the outside would hold on a loaded halyard unless you put a bunch of stitching thru it(not visually pleasing).

 

[Joliba]

We have used the cover technique for our highly loaded main halyard for a very heavy E38-200 mainsail. Some online sailing stores sell line with a very abrasion resistant cover that works well for this purpose.
However, applying the cover is a bit laborious and time consuming. One must free many strands at both ends of the cover section and weave them into the underlying rope individually using a needle. It is aesthetically pleasing and functional once complete. Ours has worked well without ever slipping in the clutch for many years.

 

[bgary]

Ditto on the XAS. 5/16" halyards on an E32-III