Glad to, Bill. It'll be a few days until I'll be at the marina again. It's a little different than Rich's (not so neat, for one thing). Rick M17 #633 Lynne L On Tuesday, August 27, 2013, Bill Wickett wrote:
Rick,
Have been away, sailing. Are you able to post a pic of your 4:1 out haul? Would appreciate seeing it. Thank you.
Bill Wickett Makin' Time M17 #622
On 2013-08-13, at 7:46 PM, Rick Davies <jdavies104@gmail.com<javascript:;>> wrote:
Hi Rich,
I reconfigured my outhaul last year to make it easy to adjust under way. I used a 4:1 arrangement, which reduces the strain on the cleat. A small clam cleat on the boom is all that is needed to make it fast, and that's easy to mount on the boom. it's pretty simple, but hard to describe. I'll post a picture in a couple of days.
Rick M17 #633 Lynne L
On Tuesday, August 13, 2013, Rich Makela wrote:
I purchased a loose-footed main for my M-17 in late 2010. I also reconfigured the outhaul to enable easy adjustment while under way, especially upwind. I use a plastic clam cleat mounted on the boom to secure the outhaul. The clam cleat doesn't always hold, and I'm looking for a better solution. Has anybody used a cam cleat with a fairlead on an M-17 outhaul? Given the curvature of the boom, how can it be mounted on the boom?
Rich Makela
M-17 #233 - Harmony