Setting up a outhaul system on a boom

Try a loop in the rope, makes it sooo much easier to grab hold of!!
And yes, way less rope. Above or below the boom for the cleat is personal. Ive always run mine above the boom.
Formula line makes it heaps easier to use as well.
Get an apple core for each sail, makes rigging so quick and easy!!

Appreciate the photos ,yeah the cleat lines are for towing a truck ..that come with the kit ,and not long enough to tie off onto the harness line ..
this being the max setting on mine ,I just assumed the pulley would be almost at its end ..
the picture on the instruction diagram are some what messed up

i had the impression a single line running back to the clew end would be less weight as they have given me like 2-3 metres of line for the clew end
thats what confused me ..

but yes i can see it now ,shorter the clew end line ,the more adjustment for different sails i will get ..

i will have to buy some more line to be able to tie it off on the harness line ..

Yo Oldie ,
so you tie up the loose end to your harness strap ?
That would make for easy adjustment .
Caus I'm a outhaul newby I sometimes forget to reset before sail flip
Does it allow enough adjustment when this happens ?

Well , if I pull tight to go upwind and , ( don't touch anything when changing tack or jybe ) , then slack off downwind next tack , then want to go tight upwind again , do u run out of adjustable scope ? It can't go on like this forever before having to reset ?
Ive noticed this in 10 gusty knots , when I squeeze upwind so I can get a planing downwind run .

Every sail bigger than about 6 m benefits from adjustable outhaul (AO). I won't go out without one. It doubles the wind range of any sail.

That said, it is not the change in draft that is the main benefit of AO. Instead, it is the change in leading edge angle to make the sail slippery in apparent wind at upwind and downwind angles.

Upwind the sail slices straight into the wind. For this you need the leading edge to be lean and clean. Pull the AO tight.

Downwind the apparent wind comes at you from the side. You need the leading edge to face more to that side to avoid turbulence on the front of the sail. Bag the AO out.

I use a small piece of elastic shockcord tied between the 2 ends of the outhaul lines. It can be adjusted to hold the excess up out of the way but still be easy to grab . If the knot you've tied it with isn't too tight it slides along to allow you to let out the sail.
You have to tighten it up if it gets too much slack.
Here are some still shots from a video showing it in use.


See the black shockcord. With different size sails you can put some knots in the outhaul line ends to restrict the travel.
In use it holds the tail ends ( that you grab) above out of the way.



You can see it better from this angle. The shockcord is on the other side holding the line ends taunt and out of the way.

One thing I think is useful - put the cleat closer to the clew. Having a bent-elbow is *really* hard to tighten the outhaul, vs having a straight-arm and using your whole shoulder to pull on the outhaul.

As mentioned, a loop helps - use a bit of hose-pipe to make the loop a little thicker so that it doesn't hurt your hands.

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Imax1 said..
Outhaul systems are so expensive for what u get .
Not really relevent, just sayin .

Hey Imax1. Believe it or not, you might pick them up for nothing at the local tip. The old windsurfer booms had two screw-on cleats on solid round black heavy duty plastic with countersunk bolt : one on each boom arm... easily removed with a screwdriver. Should fit on wider grip booms, but maybe not the narrow ones. Wayler ones were oval so not useful.