The C&C 115 that I used to crew on had the same issue, tried smaller jaws in the clutch, which helped but not much. In the end, what worked was adding the second core to the 5' of halyard where the clutch needs to grab. On that boat, we also removed some core from the tail end of the halyard, which made feeding thru clutches easier. If you are doing this remember to add some locking wiping to keep everything in place. On the J35 I race on now we actually added a second clutch inline for the main and jib halyards, this helps but when it is really blowing we still take the halyards to a horn cleat as well (but no locking turn).
Morgan Ellis S/V Meandher 30-2 #140 Thunder Bay, ON On Wed, 26 Jun 2019 at 08:36, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Another thought is a horn or cam cleat aft of the clutches. J boats all > have cam cleats. Our Frers has a horn cleat. On windy days our main and > jib halyards will slip if this is not used. On the C&C 115 we would lose 2 > feet of hoist on main if we did not tie off the halyard somehow. > > > > Mike > > Persistence > > Halifax > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Chuck > Gilchrest via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 25, 2019 6:24 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Chuck Gilchrest > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Adding cover to line > > > > Before you bulk up your Halyards or change to a rope with a more > aggressive cover, it would be good to know if the high tech but slippery > halyard line is: > > A. New to the boat? > > B. If yes to the above, is it properly sized for the clutch? > > C. If old, is there visible wear on the cover or signs of non-recoverable > compression where the clutch holds the rope? Try end for ending the halyard > to move the wear area to a different spot. If wear seems excessive, > replace the halyard before it comes apart under load. > > D. Are the clutch teeth worn? Depending on the brand of clutch, rebuild > kits can be sourced. If nothing else has changed on the boat and the > halyard has just started slipping, this is the usual culprit. > > > > Chuck Gilchrest > > S/V HalfMagic > > 1983 35 LF > > Padanaram, MA > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 25, 2019, at 12:24 PM, WILLIAM WALKER via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I have hi tech low stretch but slippery halyard which my clutches just > won't hold. Thinking of adding another cover at the point where they pass > through clutch. > Any thoughts or solutions beyond replacing clutches or halyards. now I > take to a cleat, but cumbersome as I have both on same side with a single > winch and when remove from winch get a little slip before can cleat off.. > Bill Walker > CnC 36 > Evening Star > Pentwater, Mi. > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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