sailor327 said:Yeah if i get one it will probably be at the orange bowl that starts in less than 36 hours, hopefully some people will have it and i can see what they think of it
TimClark said:I learned a lesson from the practice day before Orange Bowl and that was do NOT put a ring-ding on the clevis pin instead of the metal clip thing the slides in there. I used a ring-ding due to the fact that my friend lost the clip and it would push the sail off of the hook, causing the boom to smash onto the boat. So, lesson learned, don't use a ring-ding and now I need to get a new clip for the hook.
John Christians said:Tim Clark,
I suspect you mounted the hook backward,if the sail came off the hook. The open,
straight end of the hook MUST be on the port side of the boom. If backward
[open end of hook on starboard] it almost looks OK, but the sail will come off.
John Christianson
glasky said:Has anybody tried to run the pin directly thru the clew with the new sleeve??
Merrily said:Also, the clevis pin would be a bear to rig and unrig in any kind of air. It certainly wouldn't be any kind of quick release system.
49208 said:It's probably moot anyway, but a fastpin/quickpin would be the answer...
http://www.apsltd.com/Tree/d78000/e75621.asp
With it in place though, I don't think there would be room for the turning block on the pin - you would have to tie that to the clew of the sail, as well as the shockcord. I"m sure J.C. considered all options when doing the prototyping....
49208 said:We are not talking about the cotter pin or ring ding (or whatever is used at the end of the clevis pin) We are talking about the actual pin that goes thru both sides of the sleeve. That is commonly called a clevis pin. If you look at the link I provided above, you'll see the various pins and there names
Five of us in Aberdeen in Scotland have bought these new devices and none of us can make them work as well as you describe. Are laser spars the same in the UK as the USA?
The sleeve seems to "seize". It is easy enough to pull the clew out, but when letting the clew off, the sleeve seems to grip the boom and sit still unless you give the sail a tug. I have tried sliding it up and down the boome with the clew of the sail attached but the clew outhaul slack to make sure its not friction in the rope that is the problem. It seems to slide easily enough if the clew is rotated slightly, but if clew is sitting vertically, as you would imagine would be its natural postion, the slide then grips the boom.
Any advice from across the waters?
The sleeve seems to "seize". It is easy enough to pull the clew out, but when letting the clew off, the sleeve seems to grip the boom and sit still unless you give the sail a tug.