Add Spinlock clutch

Oct 29, 2005
2,362
Hunter Marine 326 303 Singapore
On my port coach roof there's space on the pad to fit one more clutch next to the 3 Spinlock XAS clutches. Can i buy a single XAS, remove the side plates and fit the clutch against the exiting ones? I'll definitely need to get 3 longer screws to bind all 4 clutches together.
Is this how its done?
 
Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
I've thought about this but don't think it's possible. Even if you remove the cosmetic side plates, there is a structural end plate on each unit that would be doubled up. In any case there is no real advantage to doing so, and the dumb things fail often enough to have me preferring that they are discreet as possible anyway.
 
Sep 20, 2006
2,952
Hunter 33 Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada
I added one for the vang, but bolted it down through the coach roof.