Jammer Question.

I'm trying to do away with one, not add another.

They're where they are because there were already holes there, not being OCD, I don't need things to be symmetrical, in fact if they were symmetrical I'd move one jet to piss off OCD people on the verge of the autistic spectrum, that crew for me and don't enjoy the delights of chaos theory.

Well in order for it to move obviously everything has to be uncleated, it then moves, then you cleat the upwind side, because as you know even the time spent doing this could cost you a place or your head isn't where it should be out of the boat looking for whatever opportunity is about to present itself.

Then in a perfect world, you uncleat, let the wind do it's work and drop the pole to the leeward side before the gybe and you're tee'd up with the wing already fully wanged. But I'm sure you're also aware of the chaos that can be ensuing in the heat of it mark rounding if it's a bit crowded.

So a one cleat system would be such a bonus with one less thing to worry about, the cleat is either on or off and you don't have to worry about the other cleat being prepped.

Edited by iGRF - 06 Jun 14 at 9:44am

Originally posted by Medway Maniac OK, take your point. How does -just the two existing cleats -auto-cleating from wing to wang sound? Downside: it involves ropes led to the stern that you can trip over. One line to pull for centring may also be possible, but depends for viability on how far the lines must run through the cleats from winged to winged, and some pretty fine bending of those cleat bases.

I'm open to any suggestion and now I'm intrigued by the auto cleating idea, plenty of room in the back not much clutter going on there like up front.. just the spinnaker halyard routed out of the way.

Originally posted by iiitick Why not have the two cleats side by side 4"apart with a continuous loop of  rope marked in the middle. One hand, pull back with emphasis to left or right so that one cleat cleats and the other releases. Pull straight back with mark in the middle and cleat both for centre. Whats wrong with that...and no extra expense.