Because this is a new fitting, I asked Laser Sailor if I could do an article to
emphasize some critical details that some sailors miss. No OK so far.
Are you guys using bungy cord to pull the sail forward when you ease the outhaul ? I know that with the new fitting it reportedly slides so freely that you're not supposed to need this anymore, but I wonder if it would help to keep the sail clew tight against the front of the hook ? Esp when you ease outhaul or the sail is "flogging".
I found the sleeve to be nearly friction free, but the rest of my 6:1 set-up, like the blocks near the mast, has enough friction to warrant the bungee inhaul. With the old strap set-up, you'd never notice there was friction in the blocks, etc., because there was so much from the strap.
I do, I just can not bring myself to spead that much money on changeing something that I personaly have no problems using (might have something to do with me beeing slightly stupid and liking to stand and balance on the boat wile trying to release the outhaul on a 10m/s downwind legJust out of interest, does anyone else out there still use an on-boom outhaul, or is everyone deck lead these days?
Cindy,
You left us hanging here? Your's ok now, shorter pin or what?
Al
I would love to hear anyone's experience with the Intensity sail and the clew sleeve. The clew sleeve is fine with the legal Laser sail but I don't want to blow out my legal laser sail in 20 mph winds.... I want to have fun with a decent inexpensive sail in those winds.