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I use the eye strap & clam cleat on the mast that were originally used to tension the jib, as a guide & cleat for the furling line. When leaving the boat for ANY length of time, after jib is furled I secure it by wrapping furling line,(blue with yellow trace, grey with blue trace is mainsail downhaul),around the mast a couple of turns, then tying off.
This prevents jib from unfurling if the line were to come loose from the cleat.
Most setups use a small guide & cam cleat on the main beam for the furling line, however on my boat that setup leaves me no way to tie the line off, without pulling it from the cleat.

Date: 07/16/2012
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