Single point harness lines

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Zed
Zed
WA
1274 posts
Zed Zed
WA, 1274 posts
10 Dec 2012 6:39pm
Has anyone used these bad boys before? Any good?

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jh2703
jh2703
NSW
1225 posts
NSW, 1225 posts
10 Dec 2012 10:22pm
Yep, Had them for over a year now and really love them. Good on wave sails up to 6.2 but you must find the sweet spot or they are hard on the arms. Instant power on or off and you know your lines are in the right spot when you can sail no-handed with these bad boys. They do take some getting use to though, I threw them away more then once.
mathew
mathew
QLD
2172 posts
QLD, 2172 posts
10 Dec 2012 10:13pm
yeah they cannot be beaten... they are about the best way to point-load your boom when you jump and accidentally hook in. Go for it!

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VIC
621 posts
VIC, 621 posts
11 Dec 2012 12:09am
Have a pair never got comfortable with them, had trouble hooking in as the loop is narrower than a standard spaced pair.

Couldn't help thinking they were not doing my boom much good either loading it up at a single point like the previous post said as well....

Probably more for wave sailing, good for groveling out hooked in
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
WA, 3183 posts
10 Dec 2012 11:46pm
Yep but Prefer old style, they are good but too much friggin around to find sweet spot on these .
racerX
racerX
463 posts
463 posts
11 Dec 2012 1:24am
I just put the regular ones, 1 cm apart. Makes the lines longer when your hooked in, and they go shorter when you hook out, which is what I prefer.
pierrec45
pierrec45
NSW
2005 posts
NSW, 2005 posts
11 Dec 2012 5:47am
racerX said...
I just put the regular ones, 1 cm apart. Makes the lines longer when your hooked in, and they go shorter when you hook out, which is what I prefer.

I'm with this racerx. Inch apart or so for cruising.
Takes some ajusting for the sweet spot, that's all.
robbo1111
robbo1111
NSW
655 posts
NSW, 655 posts
11 Dec 2012 8:36am
I've just switched to these and at the same time gone from 24" lines to 28". Can't believe how long I persisted with short harness lines, longer ones feel a bit strange at first but I wouldnt switch back now.
As far as adjusting the position of the single point lines all I do is once I've rigged the sail I grab the boom with one finger to find the balance point and move the harness line to that point. I'm using these with wavesails only, 5.3m and smaller.
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
VIC, 5000 posts
11 Dec 2012 9:18am
Don't know why you'd go with single-point when you can get the same result with standard (ie; push them together)...and have the option of spreading them if/when you choose to. I guess if you never have them more than 1" apart, they might save some seconds in adjustment time?
barn
barn
WA
2960 posts
WA, 2960 posts
11 Dec 2012 7:30am
Sailhack said...
Don't know why you'd go with single-point when you can get the same result with standard (ie; push them together)...and have the option of spreading them if/when you choose to. I guess if you never have them more than 1" apart, they might save some seconds in adjustment time?


You adjust them in half the time. And you can put them on the boom without taking the tail off.

I wouldn't use them because I haven't seen any in 38 inch..
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