rattle 'n hum wrote:
I went out to our club yesterday, and none of our members have the Ronstan low-pros or Hobie 1075s. Mine are newer (not newest) cars for the integrated track, and I was thinking the cleats look bigger than the Ronstans I'm remembering, but maybe not. My cleats have the same dimensions as the Ronstan 5010 which looks to be basically the same as the standard Harken 150 (that's elsewhere on the boat). I use 1/4" for the jib sheet, and am very happy with it. With that, you could definitely go down to the Ronstan 5000 or similar. (Expect that's how newer boats with smaller cleats are rigged.)
To complicate all this, the catalog description of the Hobie 1075 indicates it's a Harken (not Ronstan) cleat.
The roller fairleads are super sweet...much less friction than the bullseye.
I (and many others) tie the traveler end of the 3/16" control line to the pin (just under the head) using a half hitch with a stopper knot in the very end. Holds well and keeps the pin up. My cars have a hole in the front for the shock cord.
FYI...if needed for this cleat (or any other on the boat), you can get wedges that fit underneath to adjust the angle. I use a 10 (15 maybe) degree one on the mainsheet cleat because I'm between "clicks" on my carbo-ratchamatics when trapped out low.
Hope this info helps some.
(Guess I'm up to 6 cents, now!)
Thanks! This info is very helpful, I went with the roller fairlead, only thing left to order is the cam cleats.