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Darbonne



Joined: 27 Jan 2012
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Location: Farmerville, Louisiana

PostPosted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:26 am    Post subject: Sailworks Adjustable Outhaul Question Reply with quote

Used my new Sailworks AOH yesterday for the first time. It was easy to install and tune. I do have a long piece of extra line on the OH loop after I tied it to the block at the correct length. should I trim off the excess? Or I could tie two rather long bowline knots to each block to take up the slack. Also thought about a small lightweight clip of some sort to attach the line to each block so I don't have to tie it on every time. One of the things I like about the Sailworks kit is it doesn't have any bulky hardware attached to the boom.
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rangerider



Joined: 19 Jul 2009
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have one, I let the extra flap around at the front blocks. It flops around a little but I figure if I don't cut it then I will have enough for a 11-12m sail and formula boom if necessary in the future. I would only cut it if I was sure I wasn't getting a bigger sail - if you are not then why not cut off the extra line.
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Darbonne



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK. Thanks for he reply. Wanted to see what others have done with the extra. I really don't like having 2 ft of line dangling off my boom. It didn't get tangled, but it looks sloppy.
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Brian_S



Joined: 11 Jun 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Darbonne,
I have the line length set for the largest sail that I use with that boom - in my case a 9.5m2. I use my 8.0 m2 much more often, and just throw a couple half hitches in to take up any extra line - which isn't very much going from 9.5m2 to 8m2.
Brian
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vikingsail



Joined: 12 May 1998
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 8:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One suggestion I have is to take a length of shock cord and run it from the attachment point at the boom and run it back to the end of the adjustment strap so you can always grab the strap easly insteac of trying to grab the adjustment strap as it waves in the wind.


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