I wanna believe what Bill stated above. That is the intent with which I purchased all of 113's clutches.
I do remember seeing a video segment on reefing the main where the halyards left the mast through exit blocks, then ran through clutches, went around a mast mounted winch and then to a cleat. the process advocated by them was: to lower the main halyard to a predetermined mark, then lock the clutch, set the new tack, take a few turns around the winch, open the clutch, snug up the halyard, cleat off the halyard, and close the clutch again. They said it was better to transfer the load to the cleat because clutches cause undo wear on lines. You very well may have found another hanks vs. furler, Kyle! So far all of my experience has been with winches and cleats. The only rope clutch action I've taken part in is when I take them out of their shipping box, flip the lever back and forth a few times, daydream a bit, then box them up and put them back on the shelf.
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