Where can I buy an old school easy rig? All the searches are out of stock or don't ship to Australia!
Never understood the need when you basically have a hugh one with you anyway, that thing called a harness hook
I think Surfsail Australia have them but why not drill a bit of wood or get a winch?
Select to expand quoteBen1973 said..
Never understood the need when you basically have a hugh one with you anyway, that thing called a harness hook
Quicker than tying on to a harness hook I reckon
Hello,
Are these what you are after?
www.surfsailaustralia.com.au/product/radz-hawaii-easy-rig
www.shq.com.au/products/unifiber-downhaul-tool-hd-with-integrated-philips-head?_pos=1&_sid=ae3ba6275&_ss=r
Personally, I'd stay with the two-handed styles shown, as they offer more leverage when downhauling a sail, compared to the one-handed style shown below:
www.mariner-sails.com/hobie-tool-easy-rig.html
If you are downhauling a slalom sail of say, 6.5m or above, you are better off using a winch.
Hope this helps.
Tinho at Calema does not even sell any kind of rigging hand tool except for the winch. He is worried about customers throwing out their backs when downhauling.
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..Ben1973 said..
Never understood the need when you basically have a hugh one with you anyway, that thing called a harness hook
Quicker than tying on to a harness hook I reckon
Don't need to tie it, take the rope over the top of the bar (don't use hook) take it back under the bar so it's pointing towards the sail, then take it over the rope coming from the sail back under the bar in the opposite direction, over the the bar so it's pointing back towards the sail put one hand on the rope grip and pull, hard to explain might have to take a pic. Way quicker then threading through a hole
The bottom piece is coming from the sail the top is the end of the rope. I grip on top of the rope with the end going towards the sail between my middle and index finger. by not tying I guessed you meant tying a loop to hook on to, this it much quicker and doesn't need to be undone as when there's no load it just falls off.
Select to expand quoterussh said..
Don't you people have hands and heels
Yes, soft pinky office hands and callus-free heels.
With my older sails needing less downhaul tension I could get away with using a single-handed Clamcleat Power Grip:
www.surfsailaustralia.com.au/product/clamcleat-power-grip#surf-sail-clothing-hardware
With my two 2017-2018 model KA sails I couldn't get anywhere near enough downhaul tension with the above so use a two-handed Clamcleat Power Grip 2 for these sails:
www.surfsailaustralia.com.au/product/clamcleat-power-grip-2#surf-sail-clothing-hardware
