File - Canadian Wayfarer Association

Using a sheet that is no more than 8 mil. in diameter not only makes your sheet cheaper to buy,
it also stays in the cleat better. In the photo above, there are several useful things to note:
• the fairlead itself is made of plastic and will eventually wear through (usually while you're
doing very well in a race!) I believe it is possible to buy spares of just the fairlead part of
the assembly but I'm not certain since I have some spares that will last me for a long time.
If you use a plastic fairlead, it would be wise to contact its manufacturer/distributor and
order in at least a couple of spares!!
• your jib sheet cleats should have metal cams not much is more annoying to the crew than a
jib fairlead assembly on which the cleat plate bends down when you try to cleat the sheet.
One way or another, you need to ensure that this plate is supported from underneath. It
must not hang above thin air (i.e. this usually means putting your jib track on or near the
outside edge of one of your front seat boards. If your cleat/fairlead combo do not come
with built in supports such as the two shown above, you should attach a piece of wood of
appropriate dimensions under the cleat and plate. This would mean getting longer screws
than the ones currents affixing the cleat to its plate
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