Looks like there is way too much line involved with your hiking strap adjustment.
The simplest way to do it is the pic below. It'll never give you any issues. Just make sure the bowline has a bit of a tail so you can adjust easier rather than coming in all the way to adjust.
http://claysails.com/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=345
I took the idea in Davison`s book, however I found that the line slips and the strap adjustment gets loose rapidly. I'm wondering if this could be causes by the type of line I'm using that is rather slippery. I can't sail with that setup, my next step would be to try with a different kind of line or go back to my original simple setup, what do you think ?
been down yc today and have modified your design see what you think but remember to pass the loose end of rope through bowline and inside of starboard fairlead and through port fairlead then it will not slip as it is held between the bowline and the fairlead any more help needed please ask as i will try and get another pic.
The pic that Sailingmania sent has a cool feature (bowline pinching the line) that you can apply to your original set-up as shown in the first pic. If you thread the final "free" end of the line at the starboard fairlead ... under (or thru) the existing line ... it will be pinched against the fairlead and held tight in the same way that the bowline does on Sailingmania's set-up. Best of both worlds.
Both of these set-ups make me scratch my head and think ...who comes up with these cool ideas. A few beers were problably involved!
The pic that Sailingmania sent has a cool feature (bowline pinching the line) that you can apply to your original set-up as shown in the first pic. If you thread the final "free" end of the line at the starboard fairlead ... under (or thru) the existing line ... it will be pinched against the fairlead and held tight in the same way that the bowline does on Sailingmania's set-up. Best of both worlds.
Both of these set-ups make me scratch my head and think ...who comes up with these cool ideas. A few beers were problably involved!
I think that the sailingmania "method" should work the best ...The pic that you just posted ....it looks almost like it except the free end still needs to be "inside" the eye AND the bowline so that it will be "pinched" when drawn tight.
Take another look at his (sailingmania) and see if I'm making any sense.
I don't think that my modification (that I posted earlier) is any good in comparison
Eric
I know Sailingmania's pic is a little fuzzy but look closely at how the free end passes between the eye and the bowline....before continuing on out of sight.
It is in a position where it is pinched against the metal eye by the bowline
In your latest pic it passes thru the bowline outside the metal eye...and then it continues thru the eye...and then out to where you can pull on it by hand.....it never gets a chance to be pinched.
I wish his (sailingmania) pic had as good of resolution as yours
Eric
The rules as stated don't prohibit the use of hardware in the set-up then - right?
Are you thinking of mixing in a cleat or something??...I don't know how far "any manner" goes.The rules as stated don't prohibit the use of hardware in the set-up then - right?
...does the bungee have to go through the same attachment as the line?
I think that the sailingmania "method" should work the best ...The pic that you just posted ....it looks almost like it except the free end still needs to be "inside" the eye AND the bowline so that it will be "pinched" when drawn tight.
Take another look at his (sailingmania) and see if I'm making any sense.
I don't think that my modification (that I posted earlier) is any good in comparison
Eric
How many people actually adjust their toes straps rather than just keep tightening them during a race ?
At 61' 1" I find the best way for me is just to have the strap tight all the time. so I've tied it with a couple of bowlines around the eyes. It doesn't slip after every couple of tacks, it's one less thing to worry about.
At 61' 1" I find the best way for me is just to have the strap tight all the time.
...ok here are some pics that I took of my strap. One of the pics shows a slightly different version...line over instead of under.Hi, I don't see that on the picture, I' sorry. All I have to do referring to my picture is to take the free end as it is right now and insert it into the bowline, that's all ?
Is that written somewhere official?...You are not permitted to have anything other than a single piece of rope and a single piece of shock cord.
Is that written somewhere official?
No offence, but it seems that the rule allows people to use cleats and the like in their hiking straps.
Could you clear this up?
-Jeff
Is that written somewhere official?
No offence, but it seems that the rule allows people to use cleats and the like in their hiking straps.
Could you clear this up?
-Jeff
...ok here are some pics that I took of my strap. One of the pics shows a slightly different version...line over instead of under.
Note the bowline ...when pulled tight "grips" or pinches the free end against the metal eye strap.
Good luck, Eric