In a message dated 6/30/08 11:36:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> For some reason
> these cleats, instead of having two equal length "horns", have one
> long and one short. That makes it hard to do the standard locking knot
> I used to do on other boats.
>
I believe you're describing a teardrop or closed-base cleat. My
understanding of their use is they're designed to take the load from only one
side, which
will be the lower side, with the shorter horn (the horn being shorter just to
get the unneeded extra length out of your way), and with the load parallel to
the horn (which describes the force on a main halyard cleat). Two figure-8s
locked down is plenty to hold a halyard. Then (assuming you're not leading
your halyard aft), when you coil the halyard, reach through to grab the
standing part, pull that through, give it a twist and drop the loop over the
upper,
longer horn of the cleat, it will remain secure, holding the coiled line. The
main halyard would (should) be the only line on that cleat.
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