> I tied a piece of light shock cord going from the outhaul to the aft end of
> the mast which keeps the outhaul up against the boom so it doesn't dangle
in
>
> the cockpit. It also automatically pulls the outhaul into the "v" of the
> cleat, so if you simply let go of the outhaul, it automatically jams
itself
> into the cleat. To ease the outhaul, you have to pull the line down
> vertically and release the tension in that position.
wups. a typo. I tied it to the aft end of the boom, not the mast. I confuse
the two sometimes <grin>