WA
64 posts
Hi, i have this issue with my severne hgo bottom batten that almost feels too short for some reason. the sail used to rig great with no issues at all. the other day, the end where you adjust the batten length popped out, i put everything back together but im not seeing nearly the same profile or pressure on the bottom batten. adjusting the length makes no difference. the camber even pops out once in a while and rotation on the other cambers is pretty bad. I heard about a stopper between the camber and batten, could that be the issue? thanks
WA
3451 posts
It could be. It’ll be pretty obvious if its not there if you pull the batten out (yes, there should be something there). Also check the batten isn’t collapsing in on itself (they’re usually two piece.) also have a look inside the luff pocket through the zipper and check theres nothing weird going on in there, like a torn batten pocket end.
QLD
1513 posts
As said above, most likely the batten collapsing to itself.
That would be at the link between the flat solid part and the tubing hollow part. It's just a plastic piece.
Check if the black tape/ wrapping has any wrinkles near that plastic bit.
If so, you'll need to pull the two sections apart and get a new plastic junction.
WA
64 posts
Thanks! So there’s a chance that when it came out I didn’t put it back correctly and the 2 pieces aren’t connecting properly?
WA
3451 posts
Well, they join the two pieces together at the factory with the intention of them not coming apart again. You should be able to pull the batten out of the pocket without them separating, they are joined.
but its a known problem, sometimes the join breaks in one way or another, part one of the batten begins sliding into part two when under tension. Its usually fixable provided the batten hasn’t snapped. But first pull the batten out and have a look at the join as Jusavina suggested.
