 Outhaul
Modification (Rick Perkins GBR225)
This mod has been developed to upgrade
the outhaul to 4:1.
This
has been permitted by the MPSCA under trial see
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UPDATE
from 1/8/6 I have been using
this for a few weeks now and at the Gold Cup I decided
to not lead the outhaul to the wind so I have cut the
rope short and just pull it on from the blocks at the
gooseneck. I felt the rope(yellow) lead to the wing
was getting in the way of the cunningham(red). My present
view is that the extra purchase is nice to allow accurate
adjustment of the outhaul but this should be done inside
the boom - all this string visible is a bit ugly,
UPDATE
from 29/8/6 I have now removed
this from my boat as it is not necessary for me. I don't
adjust the outhaul that much so the uglyness of all
the string is not worth it. Having a 4:1 is good as
you can achieve a fine tune and the take off near the
mast is good as it makes it easier to adjust. On my
new boat I will put the 4:1 inside the boom and I'd
like to move the cleat forwards if the class rules allowed
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Requires:
- 5m 4mm rope (lime in this example)
- 1m thin elastic
- 2 x Harken 16mm blocks (417)
- 1 x Harken 16mm block (404)
- 2 x Stainless P Clips
Instructions:
Drill out the two rivets at the rear of
the goosneck. The bolt on the P clips with the Harken
417 swivel blocks. Tie the Harken 404 block on the end
of the tail of the existing outhaul. Then tie the 4mm
rope to the eye for the cunningham, run it through the
first block at the front of the boom the through the
block at the block on the end of the outhaul then back
down the boom through the block and out to the other
wind. Then tie the elastic between the eye on the boom
for the mainsheet block and the block on the end of
the outhaul as shown.
 This
will allow the helm to "tweak" the outhaul
on from the racks - to release it you just uncleat at
the boom as normal.
This system is currently under test under
the open trial.
Verdict: PIMPED
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