Jared, I changed out my jib cleats for Harken 150 cam cleats with extreme angle fairleads and haven't been sorry. I can sit on the high side near the cabin and still tend the sheet as needed. Yes the hole patterns did not match, but it wasn't much more work to fill the old holes with epoxy since I was over-drilling, epoxy filling and re- drilling the new holes anyhow. You'd have to look pretty close to see where the old holes were. Cheers, George Haiku M15 #385 On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Jared Prindle wrote:
After the first sail, I found that I really need to change the jib sheet V-cleats as they are really worn down and hardly hold the line at all. I'm looking for advice to what would be best and and using the original holes in the cabin.
Option 1. Just replace the V cleats with new ones of the same size. The only reason I don't go right out and do this is that the existing ones seem to be made for a min of 5/16 line. Wouldn't it be better to have a Med size one that could accept 1/4" and 5/16" line? I also couldn't find any V cleat at this size with a fairlead built in which seems better to have one then not.
Option 2. Get the Medium size V cleat with the fairlead built in. Use some Starboard or hardwood to build a base (maybe even wedge to give a better yank angle). Mount the V-cleat into the wood and the wood into the original holes in the cabin.
Option 3. Make a wood base as above but add moving cam cleats like what's used on the mainsheet.
Thanks for your advice. Jared "Lil p"
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