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    Posted: 08 Dec 20 at 7:10pm
Thanks Andymac, good idea, I'll do it.
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Re outhaul block at gooseneck. I rig my Laser with the outhaul left attached to the boat/boom. A line tied around the mast (above the gooseneck) has a carabiner style fastener to attach to the block. Simples.
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Yes upgrading to the full XD kit, though I will add a cheek block to the booms so the outhaul will be independent of the mast.
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Are you putting more user friendly outhauls and Cunninghams on, too?
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I like the idea of attaching it to the boom in a semi permanent way.
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I used to use a pin and ring, but they are a pain to use, and easy to lose the ring, particualrly if your hands are beyond the first flush of use! I've never had a drop nose pin come out, either on the Laser, used for 10+ years on the kicker, or in the last 6 years with one at the top and the bottom of my jib. They are more expensive than a simple clevis pin and ring though .
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Realistically you cant change the setup on the boom nor use additional fittings at the bottom without making it work properly. 

As above the Quick release pin is a nice product but definitely not something I would put on any club boats. The drop nose pin is a good option but from what I saw from reviews they seem to fail and come loose quite a bit. 

Although it says it wont fit other than Harken Im sure it does as the mast fittings are all the same

Whats wrong with a pin and a ring? 
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And it is better that the system is not hooked on at both ends, and is different to the standard connections so that they don’t get “borrowed”
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How about thinking upside down?
Attach vangs permanently to the boom, and use a snap hook to snap onto a shackle that is permanently attached to the mast vang fitting

Can’t remember, but this might be the way Minorca sailing does it.
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I used to use a standard drop nose pin when switching full and radial on my Laser, all SS. Just pick the right size.
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