1980's Beneteau cleat
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I would not call that a jam cleat, just a horn cleat, albeit a different looking one. Most have dual horns. Rather than locating one to match, consider a dual horn cleat.
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Ye, it's a jam cleat- should be available many places. Here's a link to one on the SBO (our hosts) chandelry
Yes, that is the most common name.... a type of horn cleat that has a "pincher" base on one side. I have one on my boom for the clew reef line.... very streamlined and efficient. You can the open horn side to secure the tail when used with a winch as a sheet cleat. For the reef line, or any control line or halyard for that matter, the "jam" side faces the load source... the open cleat side faces away. You can hook the tail around the open end and "sweat" the line between cleat and load.... pull the slack in around the horn and snap the line into the pincher to hold fast. Finally, slap on a half hitch over the open end horn to secure things. On my boom, to keep the line positioned and secure, the tail is threaded through a hole in the base of the cleat and secured with a stopper knot.
I have been on a few boats that use them as sheet cleats and was surprised at how efficient and easy they were. The term "jam cleat" is often used for other types of cleats with non moving parts... such as the "vee"cleat, the "clam" cleat.... and so on... but to me the horn style jam cleat the original. The one below was available at West Marine.
Its the desire to replace new stuff on our boat while making an effort to keep with the original look
So far have not found any big enough even in the new style to match
So far have not found any big enough even in the new style to match
Goiot still has “sheet cleats” in their catalog: http://goiot-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Catalogue-Goiot-2020.pdf (page 50) If Beneteau USA doesn’t have them, you may have to take a trip to France and skulk through a chandlery or two to find ones that match. Might take three or four weeks. Tough. Can you eat that much brie and bouillabaisse?
How big do you need.....
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The one on our boat was 7 inches or mm
A guy in lauderdale had some in a warehouse so bought what he had old but good!!
A guy in lauderdale had some in a warehouse so bought what he had old but good!!