I have been looking at boom brakes and was quite surprised by the cost of them. Anyone have any opinions on them.
Hi, Dont know much about sailing, but while at Sydney last week, was talking to a rigger, I asked him about the "8" shaped boom brake he said NO, buy the drum style for $150, he sail great value.............for what its worth
Hey Ramona,
What sort of cleat did you finish off with?
That's all I have to fit to complete the 'figure 8' system you use.
Hey Ramona,
What sort of cleat did you finish off with?
That's all I have to fit to complete the 'figure 8' system you use.
I have self tailing main winches. I simply use the adjacent unused standard plastic cleat. For normal sailing the ends of the system pass through the centre and a figure 8 keeps the end attached and the sheet slack. When I gybe and I don't gybe all that often, its usually just before I cross the bar. I then pull the sheets through and turn up on the cleats.