As I understand the nomenclature: a cam cleat has two spring-loaded toothy cams (egg-shaped) that swing open for the rope and then squeeze it.
a clam cleat has two fixed toothy clam-halves (partially open "clam"); no moving parts. and a jam cleat is a horn cleat with a v-wedge under one of the horns; no moving parts. Busca has clam cleats for her jib sheets and a cam cleat for her main. Tod _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
