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cad99uk View Drop Down
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    Posted: 30 Sep 19 at 8:18am
Looks like you might be missing a clew tie down. Ties clew of sail down to the boom.
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Ah ok thank you I'll look into that - learn something new every day!
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Usually the Q'ba has a continuous outhaul, and it is the hook which is tied round the boom, not the sail itself. Went looking for a photo on Google, but they were either hooked on wrong or not clear.
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Posts: 7 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Jas_Quba Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Sep 19 at 7:43pm
Thinking about it, my outhaul runs in a track in the boom - maybe that negates the need for a tie down? The previous owner modified the control so you only pull it to tighten it via a small block, then jam it in a one sided cleat thing...
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The purpose of the clew strap it to prevent the clew getting steadily further from the boom as you ease the outhaul (which results in the boom getting lower and lower and, possibly more importantly, sail control getting more and more sloppy). It looks as if the clue hook runs in a track on the boom on the Quba so that does the job just fine.

Edited by Sam.Spoons - 30 Sep 19 at 8:10pm
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