by GreenLake » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:14 pm
There are two cleat designs. One needs the sheet pulled up (steeper angle to the deck) to release, the other needs the sheet pulled down to release.
I personally prefer the former (strongly), as I find it easier to free a sheet by pulling it up.
Suggestion: check whether geometry is a contributing issue, and if necessary, change to a different style cleat.
If geometry works fine for you, then check whether you have too much load on your sheet. What purchase does your system have? Are you using ratchet blocks? (See older posts in the forum about those).
~ green ~ lake ~ ~