Rope Deflector – Porthole Fairlead Protection System

The angle on the moon is something less than 90 degrees so that when the points touch the hatch there is a gap between the center of the moon wedge and the hatch; however it works as advertised if not perfectly matched to the rounding of the hatch.

product is ok, but the corners on my hatch have a much larger radius than the protectors, so I needed to bend the protectors further open. Despite cleaning the gelcoat with acetone and leaving 24 hours after sticking down, the glue has not stuck well. It's an expensive product to be semi-successful.

The Rope Deflectors worked great! Just sailed about 650 NM, and the jib sheets no longer snagged in the forward hatches of my sailboat. Well worth the money spent!