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N 28° 7.628', W 15° 25.492'
We needed clutches for our new endless rope furler. Since we have Spinlock XTS clutches, and we like them, we decided to try XTS/M clutches that are designed for endless rope.
Information about this option is quite limited on Spinlock's web pages. We bought a triple XTS/M3 which seems ridiculous for endless rope, and we soon figured out that the middle one is not usable for this. The endless rope only needs two clutches, but we wanted to get the triple for it to look symmetrical to the other side.
When we got the much more expensive clutch than a normal triple, we realized that the only difference for normal triple was the open bullseyes. Very expensive bullseys!
We wanted to make the installation so that we don't have to uninstall the clutches from the deck if we need to change the rope. That is not possible with triple or double because one plastic part cannot be removed when both side fairings are not removed.
We had also two singles and so we got what we wanted by changing the open bullseyes to single clutches. There went the symmetry.
Next I show how to put endless rope to clutch without uninstalling the clutch from the deck.
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| Here are the parts for single clutch. |
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| Line must be forced into bullseye. |
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| For example by using screwdriver. |
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| All the bullseyes in endless rope. |
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| Base is installed and insulated with Duralac and sealed with Sikaflex. |
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| This is the part that makes it impossible to change the endless line without uninstalling the whole clutch for others than singles. The small notches go under the base and can come up only on the sides, not in the middle. |
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| Put that part in place. |
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| Cam assembly comes next. |
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| And the other parts. |
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| Notice that the bolts keeping the clutch together can be assembled both ways. |
