CL814 Keeper for CL203 & Mk1 Juniors

This accessory expands the capability of conventional Clamcleat® rope cleats. The Award Winning Keeper has been designed to overcome the problem of lines being cleated accidentally as well as improving performance by holding lightly-loaded lines in the jaws of a cleat when mounted upside down.

Keepers keep a rope in the cleat, or keep it out of the cleat. 

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Technical Details		Metric	Imperial
Rope Diameter		3 - 6mm	1/8 - 1/4"
Material		Acetal	Acetal
Hole Centres		66mm	2 5/8"
Length		82mm	3 3/16"
Width		24mm	15/16"
Height		31mm	1 1/4
Bolt Size		M5	#10-24. 3/16"
Screw Size		4.8	No 10
Weight		12gms	0.4oz

CL814 Keeper can be fited with these cleats:- CL203; CL203W/S1; CL211 Mk1; CL217 Mk1; CL218 Mk1; CL236.
CL814 Keepers are used with CL236AN to tension sun sails and sun shades. The dark colours look good on carbon fibre tubes.
It can also be used with CL816 Cage, to help guide the rope. 
Using a CL818 Tapered Pad, to mount at an angle, can aid rope alignment.

When using a cleat fitted with a Keeper, the operation and performance is completely transformed. The lead-in makes cleating a line easier and there is a satisfying and positive click as the line is released or cleated.  These benefits mean that Clamcleat® rope cleats can now be used on control lines that are adjusted frequently.

When a halyard or control line is released from a cleat fitted with a Keeper, the Keeper will stop it falling back into the cleat and re-cleating, for example when dropping a spinnaker during a race or the mainsail when unrigging ashore.

The innovative Keepers are patented and have won 2 awards. At the At the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam in November 2005,  we were the joint winners in the Deck equipment, sails and rigging category.  The Jury said "The Keeper from Clamcleats Ltd of the United Kingdom brilliantly reinvents the Clamcleat, to prevent unwanted capture of the rope and also to prevent accidental release."
The Keeper also won an award at the 2005 Hamburg Boat Show. Segeln magazine readers voted the Keeper 4th place in their Award 2005 for innovative products. This was the only piece of deck hardware to win an award.