keiran searle AUS
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can someone please tell me what is the best rachet 4 racing and what is the difference between them all ?
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Tom said:harken will last foreva but arent they a bit pricy and always get stolen?
Bischofftep said:Hey all:
Okay, here my self-taught nature is failing me. What is the difference between an auto ratchet and manual? Why would you ever turn the ratchet off? In the (very used) Laser I sail I appear to have (based on pictures in the APS online shop) an old Frederiksen. It "clicks" (ratchets, I assume) when I pull on the sheet, and simply lets the rope slide back through when I let pressure off. (There is some rubber inside the pulley which apparently is supposed to create some friction but doesn't offer much at all.) It doesn't appear to have an "on/off" switch...
What am I missing? Or should I simply get a new Frederiksen/Harken, install it, and re-learn how to run the sheet?
The boot is a great addition. I switched from a spring to the PVC thingie this year and I have no more trouble with my mainsheet getting caught underneath the block (now if there was only something similar I could put on my feet...)Braecrest said:I installed mine with the little grey PVC boot from Annapolis Perfromance Sailing instead of the spring, and it makes it impossible to steal.
Braecrest said:Harken, always harken, all I've ever seen/used/liked. I installed mine with the little grey PVC boot from Annapolis Perfromance Sailing instead of the spring, and it makes it impossible to steal.
keiran searle AUS said:can someone please tell me what is the best rachet 4 racing and what is the difference between them all ?