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Forums > Windsurfing General

Mast Extension question

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Created by sharkbiscuit > 9 months ago, 2 Mar 2010
sharkbiscuit
820 posts
2 Mar 2010 9:11PM
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Hi All

I own one of these:

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However, when rigg up, the pulleys angle the rope in a way that cuts it. I've tried different brands of rope. My current one is said to be the most strongest and I have to replace my rope every few sessions. I don't want to change the way I rig my sails (maxed downhaul, extension length kept to minimum).

I need a extension that has a protruded head, so that the extension pulleys line up with the sail pulleys when down hauled. Something like this:



Can anybody recommend a product that will solve the above problem ?

Cheers

Ja

Bertie
NSW, 1351 posts
3 Mar 2010 12:24AM
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show us a pic of how you thread the rope into your sail pulleys and are the pulleys north south or east west sewn onto the sail.

nebbian
WA, 6277 posts
2 Mar 2010 11:09PM
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Do the tack strap up tighter.

FlickySpinny
WA, 657 posts
3 Mar 2010 9:57AM
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I'm with Bertie - show us a pic of how you thread your downhaul...

swoosh
QLD, 1927 posts
3 Mar 2010 1:02PM
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nebbian said...

Do the tack strap up tighter.


you ezzy sailors are weird

longwinded
WA, 344 posts
3 Mar 2010 11:20AM
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What you want looks perfect for puching holes in the deck around your mast base

NotWal
QLD, 7428 posts
3 Mar 2010 6:38PM
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longwinded said...

What you want looks perfect for puching holes in the deck around your mast base


No it doesn't happen. The sails in the way.

sharkbiscuit
820 posts
3 Mar 2010 4:54PM
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Hi guys

Certainly. I will take a piccy. Watch this space.

To address the original question, all mast extensions have a simialr design to mine ? (ie: short protruded pulleys)

Note: Before my post, I had a search on google, but couldn't find much info (unless I am wording the searches incorrectly)

Ja

sharkbiscuit
820 posts
3 Mar 2010 4:57PM
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longwinded said...

What you want looks perfect for puching holes in the deck around your mast base


Ahh, ok. I think you have answered my question.

nick0
NSW, 510 posts
3 Mar 2010 10:21PM
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my base is 90 degrees to my sail pulles and i dont got a problem .. only when i fully downhaul so that the sail pulles touch the plastic does the last end of the rope rub .. i got it from the maui sailes rigging up book .. shoes how to thread it step by step ..

GazMan
WA, 847 posts
7 Mar 2010 11:05PM
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This may be of help for threading ropes correctly:


I have what appears to be the same Aeron extension and will check to see how I thread the ropes.




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