Jib Sheet Cleats on BC23

[BC23 Skylark]

I am the new owner of Skylark (31) & sailed her twice so far. In a gentle force 2-3 the clutch type jib sheet cleats were fine. In a brisk force 5 I found them almost impossible to release when bearing off from a beat to a reach & had to stand on the cockpit seats to get any sort of purchase.
Is it a question of putting a wedge under the cleats to bring the cleating angle of the sheet down, or would it be better to have normal Harken jam cleats?

[MarkDarley]

I have just doubled the purchase on the sheets on my new BC23 because my wife could not release them in 18 knots of breeze. I used a high load ring on the jib clew and lead the sheet back to an eye in the deck block traveler. It's works well.
Search
"high load low friction eye/ring"
On Google and you will find what you need.
It is better than blocks because the blocks will beat up your mast on every tack.
Best of luck.

[MarkDarley]

I basically made up one of these for each jib sheet but much shorter (so that it doesn't beat on the mast ) and permanently attached it to the jib clew.

https://www.marinesuperstore.com/deck-hardware/blocks/barton-high-load-eye-with-dyneema-loop?attribute_size=12mm&utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=pcn&utm_campaign=MSS&utm_term=99450960&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1cXz5Kq1-QIVTOh3Ch1ftQ6nEAQYBSABEgJ5vvD_BwE

[Paul vR]

Interesting, in strong winds we occasionally have the same problem. Could you share a picture of the set-up to double the purchase?

[mainecoast]

I swapped out mine a couple years ago for Spinlock PXR cleats with a swivel base.

https://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1%7C118%7C2358482%7C2358485&id=649023

They work pretty well and eliminate the issue nearly completely.

The challenge I have is that my jib sheets are about a mm too thick for ideal operation and I am seeing some wear on the sheath.  It may be a matter of going down a mil on the sheet diameter but I would not wish to go too small since the smaller sheets can be tough on the hands.

Pete

BC23 Corvus

[BC23 Skylark]

Thank you for your replies. Doubling the purchase on the jib sheets would certainly seem a good solution.

[tcave]

Similar issue with job sheets on my BRe. I replaced the original elvstrom cleats with spinlock pxr. Works great, but does put a bit more wear on the sheets.