cam cleat installation on the side of a Revolution 11

hi all,

would like to know if anyone has ever installed a cam cleat on the side of a revo11, in line with (next to) the front end of the carrying handle. not sure if the place is strong enough for a cam cleat to be used mainly for anchor retrieval purpose. here in taiwan we often use a few stones contained in a net bag as anchor which could weigh up to 3 kg or more. this makes the retrieval of the anchor quite laborous and we need to clip the anchor line in the cam cleat after pulling up a couple of meters to free the hands to reel in the line and then repeat the process until the anchor is on board. appreciate any advice or comments.

ty

Ty Chen,

I have a cam cleat installed on my revolution. I use it mainly for the main sheet of my sail but also have used it for my anchor occasionally. It works fine. I use a 3 pound (1.36 kilo) anchor.

Check this previous post and you may find it useful. I use a cuban yo yo for a reel to hold my anchor line and it makes dropping and retrieval a very simple process. You may find you do not even need a cam cleat.

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=40998

Revo

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hi Revo,

Thanks a lot for the advice. When an anchor is over 3kg, the retrival becomes difficult and a cam cleat to temporarily hold the anchor line is helpful. Understand that one should install the cam cleat on the gunwale as the hull there is stronger. Since I always transport my kayak upside down anything on the gunwale will make the loading/unloading inconvenient, I have therefore decided to install the cam cleat as the pic shown. The hull here is a bit weaker but I think it should be ok for the cam cleat to hold an anchor of say 3-4 kg. Will test it as soon as the weather allows.

http://homeap.pixnet.net/album/photo/24551020

ty