[C320-list] Out haul

John Morrison sail-ability at sympatico.ca
Sat May 26 17:21:40 PDT 2018


You know that the block of sheeves on the end of the boom is just floating there? You can pull it out to give more room to work. 
JohnM
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> On May 26, 2018, at 7:31 PM, Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
> 
> I though I had a stopper nut on the end. Pulling the boom off tomorrow.
> 
> Ted Harrison
> 
>> On May 26, 2018, at 3:58 PM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Your best bet is to straighten out a coat hanger or some other hook-like instrument with a long handle and try to snag the outhaul’s floating block from the aft end of the boom. Whether this will work will turn on how far inside the boom it has retreated. 
>> 
>> Btw, this is why I always put a stopper knot in the outhaul as soon as I untie it from the sail. 
>> 
>>> On May 26, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The stern end. The end that attaches to the sail
>>> 
>>> Ted Harrison
>>> 
>>>> On May 26, 2018, at 10:45 AM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Not a straight through run. There is a 3 to 1 block and tackle inside the boom. Which end did you lose?
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 26, 2018, at 9:17 AM, Ted Harrison <tharrison at innovations-plus.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> My out haul line has disappeared into the boom.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is it a straight run or is it in a block inside the boom?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ted Harrison
>> 


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