I am contemplating using the adjustable system and wondered if the peolpe using this particular system like it. Is there any slippage and therefore "teabagging"?
Also can the roller cleat be turned either way, up or down?
Thanks,
David Mosley
www.seacats.org
I have this system on my boat and so far......no bagging. If the tail of the adjustment line is led up you run the risk of it catching on something and releasing. However I have seen them set up like this,only the end of the adjust line was tied to a short lenght of shock cord and that was tied to a thimble that was nico pressed a few feet up the trap wire. Nice part about this is the adjust line is kept neatly along side the trap wire.
While the Tornados were here I got a chance to talk to Robbie Daniels. On his boat they don't use a adjustable system. They use the double ring dog bone. It's light and they have it set so for weather legs they use the lower hole (hanging lower) and they use the upper hole when the chute is up(hanging higher and easier to get back on the boat in a hurry) There's also less drag.
Hope this helps.
Mike
Mike
Dave,
I had a set of these on my 5.2 and they worked flawlessly (Murray's hi-lo system). I do miss having the range of adjustability with my new boat and will probably do something similar to my old setup - although a little simpler.
On my 6.0, I kinda like the simplicity/price of just a dogbone on the rear trap line also.
Going to weather, you're usually more forward, so I have the top whole set for that.
In heavier air, with the chute up, I'm usually aft with my aftmost foot behind the rear crossbar. this is when I use the lower ring, so I"m not pulled froward as much, and not so vertical when going aft on the wire.
I've seen the adjustable one's though, and they do have more variability is them. 
I just used a fiddle block ( I think that's what it's called), with a vee jam in it. I think it's set up for 2 or 3 to one purchase. Works great, and makes it easy to adjust when the wind starts to build; I don't have to switch the dogbone. The only drawback for me has also been the end of the line swinging free. When I have it set, I just wrap it.
I check it before each sail to be sure the line isn't starting to fray. It hasn't tee-bagged me yet. (on the other hand, I've been responsible for t-bagging myself by not paying attention!)
Sheldon
P-18
I sail singlehand boat and I find adjustability is important. But I use the double-dogbone style, and just pick which hole to hook into. Fewer moving parts means fewer things to break.