[C320-list] Outhaul

[P.F. Ross]

Mark,

Take a look at the Charleston Spar C320 Manual found on the website

https://c320.org/filemgmt/viewcat.php?cid=8

It shows how the 3:1 outhaul purchase is arranged and I believe the blocks
are just loose inside the boom.  Perhaps they have gotten twisted around.
I have heard of others reaching in with a long wire to try to loosen them
up.  Or you could try just energetically jostling both ends of the outhaul
to see if something loosens up.

Diff subj:  How did you do during Ida?  We were thinking of you!

We are frequent visitors to NOLA since our son went there to college in
2001 and is still there.  Got to see how Katrina affected him as well as
the region.

Regards,

Frank Ross
"Beta Wave" #206
Naples, FL

On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 12:20 PM Mark Seyler <mseyler at cox.net> wrote:

> I’m having trouble trying to pull the outhaul farther out of the end of
> the boom on my 320.
>
> When taking the main off the boom to prep for Hurricane Ida, my helper
> apparently pulled on the outhaul at the forward end of the boom, and the
> outhaul now stops 2 inches from the clew of the (non-furling) main. I can’t
> get the outhaul to pull out of the boom to meet the clew, presumably
> because of friction in the multi-part purchase inside the boom.
>
> I have tried using a 4 part block and tackle to get more of a pull on the
> end of the outhaul, and alternately pulling and releasing the outhaul at
> the forward end of the boom.  I can’t really see into the boom to see if
> anything else is blocking the outhaul.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Mark Seyler
> Sent from my iPhone
>