I have a 28' boat with a standard traveller in front of the dodger. The lines feed back to regular small horn cleats either side of the companion way. The cleats are quite annoying and i want to upgrade them!
Every time we tack, its just a few dozen extra precious seconds to uncleat, centre the traveller, recleat the other side, tack, repeat steps in reverse, and tidy up the tails.... The load is never enough to warrant anything more than a small clam cleat... so this was my first choice, BUT Im wondering if anyone has come up with even cleaner solutions?
Im thinking ways to reduce additional tails that need to be tidied.
For example, there's no real reason the traveller lines couldnt just be on a continuous loop - just some sort of locking clutch, or novel winch would hold it in place.
Has anyone seen or tried anything like this kind of setup?
Every time we tack, its just a few dozen extra precious seconds to uncleat, centre the traveller, recleat the other side, tack, repeat steps in reverse, and tidy up the tails.... The load is never enough to warrant anything more than a small clam cleat... so this was my first choice, BUT Im wondering if anyone has come up with even cleaner solutions?
Im thinking ways to reduce additional tails that need to be tidied.
For example, there's no real reason the traveller lines couldnt just be on a continuous loop - just some sort of locking clutch, or novel winch would hold it in place.
Has anyone seen or tried anything like this kind of setup?