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Subject: Re: Down haul on p15
Author: DAVID KAUTZ at HP-Sunnyvale,om5
Date: 12/14/98 5:42 PM
Bill,
When I bought my P-15 it had the horn cleat on sail groove that has
been described to you already - It was loose and there was an extra
pair of holes implying that it had already stripped out once, so I
made the following modification:
I put an eystrap ($1.00) on the left side of the sail groove and a
Ronstan V-cleat w/ integral fairlead ($5.00) on the right side of the
groove. Both of these items are at about the same height on the mast
as the original horn cleat (roughly 8 inches above the cabin top). A
piece of line is tied to the eyestrap, run through the eye on the gooseneck
and secured at the V-cleat. This seems to me to be more secure and it also
gives some mechanical advantage when tightening the downhaul. Since making
the original modification, I have put a spare swivel block I had on the eye
of the gooseneck which seemed to be chewing up the line a bit. But scraps
of line are cheaper than blocks, so if you didn't have one laying around, I
wouldn't worry about it.
The V-cleat is very quick and easy to use so making luff tension
adjustments while underway are now much simpler, if you're inclined to do
so.
Dave Kautz
P-15 #1632 "Tilly Lucy"
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Subject: Down haul on p15
Author: Non-HP-william (william@iland.net) at hp-boise,mimegw7
Date: 12/11/98 9:36 PM
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Hi, My name is Bill
I am a new member and, I hope someone can tell me
how I can put a downhaul on my p15. There is an eye
on the boom close to the mast but no cleat or fitting to
tie off to. I ran a line through this eye and tied it off to
the jib cleat. This worked but there has to be a better
way. A little expert advise will be appreciated
Thanks Bill Pitts wwp "small wonder"
william@iland.net