25 foot 'cruiser' - although 80's design so relatively big Genny. Have had problems in past where crew (wife) has had furling line pulled out of her hands, unfurling when trying to furl... so am thinking of replacing standard 'horned' deck-cleat with some sort of Clutch (or up-market 'clamcleat' type gear).
I realise furling lines are not as load-bearing as sheets/halyards etc., but does anyone actually know what sort of loads they have to cope with? Furling line is approx 6mm, which I'm guessing is something like a theoretical 500-900kg break load, but I suspect its thickness is mostly to do with ease of handling (I doubt the drum would take that load).
Spinlock do some nifty 'swivel' Cam cleats, but SWL is only c.140kg for this line, and even the smaller clutches 'proper' (Spinlock XAS) would appear to have c.300kg SWL.
Are these enough (with a margin of safety)? Does anyone have any general advice or recommendations on fitting this sort of solution for furling (there's a bit of an angle involved, so maybe (jamming?) turning block should be used)?
Many thanks!
Nick.
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