That's one thing that wasn't mentioned. The Lewmars release under load. Many of the "cam" type rope clutches need help.
I'm fairly picky about brands in several areas. If I I had to rate my two highest hardware recommendations, they would be Lewmar rope clutches and Harken travelers. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Ours came with the Lewmar D1 or D2's. They work well. > > I don't have any particular procedure and there's a very slight > difference in lever pressure opening / closing them at full load or no load > at all and it's very easy regardless. Assuming the correct size line for > the job (I replaced a few) I also don't see any noticeable difference in > line wear at the clutch points and no clutch slip to speak of. > > Regards > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ 'Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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