Adding genny winches

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Re: Adding genny winches

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Just ordered two. 8)
kurz wrote:as you can see in earliar post I just put these:
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It is really perfect singlehanding now and I NEVER had the need of an additional winch!

So I ordered 3, one more for the furler line

bought it: boat for sales, from Bill, great, loving it!!!
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dlandersson wrote:Just ordered two. 8)
Hmmm.

While I would like to think we put up a great sales pitch for the EZ Cleats, I suspect the greatest influence might have come (subliminally of course!) from Hamin'X's three girls. :D :D :D

- B. :cry:

ps. They're easy to install, too. :wink:
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Re: Adding genny winches

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kurz wrote:
RussMT wrote:
DaveC426913 wrote: If winds are that strong that I can't sheet the sail in by hand, I have too much sail up.
... or you are too old...


Sorry ;-) But my very good friends are actually 78 yeary old, still trailering around with a :macx: 1000miles...
But they really do use the winch for the genny!
Good point. Also folks with arthritis etc.

Still, pointing into the wind takes the tension off so you can pull the sheet in. At least that's how I do it.

I bought mine from here
http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=37

Same price as Bill's so all things being equal, I'd support Bill because he's a great Mac dealer and contributor to this site.
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Re: Adding genny winches

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The girls don't come with?.... :?
seahouse wrote:
dlandersson wrote:Just ordered two. 8)
Hmmm.

While I would like to think we put up a great sales pitch for the EZ Cleats, I suspect the greatest influence might have come (subliminally of course!) from Hamin'X's three girls. :D :D :D

- B. :cry:

ps. They're easy to install, too. :wink:
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Re: Adding genny winches

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dlandersson wrote:The girls don't come with?.... :?
seahouse wrote:
dlandersson wrote:Just ordered two. 8)
Hmmm.

While I would like to think we put up a great sales pitch for the EZ Cleats, I suspect the greatest influence might have come (subliminally of course!) from Hamin'X's three girls. :D :D :D

- B. :cry:

ps. They're easy to install, too. :wink:
Nope the bikini,s come with the cleats but U need to find Winches to fill them !! Unlless u r a CD ! :o :D :D :D :P

J 8)
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RussMT wrote:Aren't the ez cleats mounted on cars so you can attach them to the genoa track? Mine are.

So how do you mount them on the deck for furler line and dagger board line?
For that, I have a cam cleat for the furler line and a spin lock cleat for the dagger board.

BTW, I love these spin lock cleats. So easy to use single handed. Perfect for halyards and the dagger board line. Pull it straight and the clutch holds the line. Snap it up and it releases.

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Yep, they're on cars. Daggerboard control is mounted on the cabin-top jib tracks, furling line on the starboard gunnel track, foreward most position.
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Thanks to all for the great suggestions.

The E Z cleats look like my best bet.

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Follow-up. I received and installed Bill's EZ-cleats last week. Very happy.

A bit like a cell phone - a luxury, but once you have them you really don't want to do without them. 8)

My tacking is much better - which simply means that it's no longer my worst sailing skill - now another bad sailing skill comes to the fore. :D
RussMT wrote:
I bought mine from here
http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=37

Same price as Bill's so all things being equal, I'd support Bill because he's a great Mac dealer and contributor to this site.
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The ones from Garhauer are not the same as my EZ Cleats. They are, however, the main part of what I use to make my EZ Cleats. I estimate I've sold about 300 sets.
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mastreb wrote:
Yep, they're on cars. Daggerboard control is mounted on the cabin-top jib tracks, furling line on the starboard gunnel track, foreward most position.
HI Mastreb, where would you get the spinlock cleats on cars ? I cannot find them anywhere.
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gabid wrote:
mastreb wrote:
Yep, they're on cars. Daggerboard control is mounted on the cabin-top jib tracks, furling line on the starboard gunnel track, foreward most position.
HI Mastreb, where would you get the spinlock cleats on cars ? I cannot find them anywhere.
Gabid, I use Bill's EZ Cleats for the daggerboard, which are on a car.
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gabid wrote:
mastreb wrote:
Yep, they're on cars. Daggerboard control is mounted on the cabin-top jib tracks, furling line on the starboard gunnel track, foreward most position.
HI Mastreb, where would you get the spinlock cleats on cars ? I cannot find them anywhere.
Why not just mount the standard spin lock cleats on the deck. That's what BWY did on my boat. They are right behind the deck winches so if I need extra help from the winch it's there. Have em for dagger, main halyard. Have a small cam for furler line. Works a treat.

I still can't see how Matt uses them so far forward on the tracks. It is easier than drilling holes I guess.
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Here are my spin locks on the deck

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Lines led aft

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RussMT wrote:
Why not just mount the standard spin lock cleats on the deck. That's what BWY did on my boat. They are right behind the deck winches so if I need extra help from the winch it's there. Have em for dagger, main halyard. Have a small cam for furler line. Works a treat...
Mounted behind the winches would give proper trim for genoa.
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Re: Adding genny winches

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gabid wrote:
RussMT wrote:
Why not just mount the standard spin lock cleats on the deck. That's what BWY did on my boat. They are right behind the deck winches so if I need extra help from the winch it's there. Have em for dagger, main halyard. Have a small cam for furler line. Works a treat...
Mounted behind the winches would give proper trim for genoa.
I have never used winches for sail trim. For genoa sheets, I use Bill's ez cleats. An absolutely perfect solution.

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