UPDATE - Suggestions for replacing the cleat for main sheet?

[skip1930]

I was actually asking about the stern hardware that cleats off the main sheet

That is bone stock from the factory. All I did was put a little bend 'up' on the base plate that the jam cleat is mounted on' Probabily made by Gahauer [sp].

skip.

[mandolinut]

This is an image from Garhauer Marine. I believe this is the one I will use. Thanks Skip.  Looking forward to being able to release the mainsail quickly without pushing on the boom ;-)

http://garhauermarine.com/images/product/MS-SJ.jpg

http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=63

[mandolinut]

Just realized the piece of hardware listed above will not work since there is no point to attach the end of the mainsheet line 

[comfortably numb]

From another C-19 newbie ; trailering her home soon to Columbus Oh. ( small world ) from Sandusky area. Noted that C-19s do not have travelers. I plan to change that, a quick look and I didn't see a thread on the subject. Have some ideas to get the advantage without a rigid bar, perhaps a line with clam cleats on each end across the transom, center point fixed to a reworked  main sheet. Anyone chime in, thanks. Looking forward to life with the C-19!

[Salty19]

Hey we're neighbors, numb.  Do you sail Hoover or Alum?  We're at the marina near the dam on Hoover.  Impossible to get a slip at Alum (long wait list). Fine, really, Hoover is much more peaceful anyway.

I'm not sure I understand your mainsail setup.  Wouldn't the traveler need to be near the companionway for downward pull advantage?
Mounting clam cleats on the stern ends doesn't seem a good idea..seems like it would be a step backwards from the factory setup.  I'm probably not understanding it...long day.

Would be fun to go sailing next year!

[comfortably numb]

Salty!

Yes, I have talked to the City about the Hoover lotto in April and will try, I used to be on Hoover in the 70's then Alum ( hit the state dock lotto ) then the lake went dry and I've been on Erie since. Sold my Ericson 27 and got the 19. will look you up this spring if not before. Thanks for getting back. I want to talk to Wolverine, want to trailer sail Mich again, I know Burt and have been on parts the 40 miles of lakes and canals there near my cabin in a canoe. One reason why I went with the CP-19 is to explore more!