Replaced it twice, figured when the batten sticks out further than the clew, that's what we get!

Anyway, this time I'm thinking about putting the batten rope over the tensioner screw trimming a little dip to keep it in place and call it a repair :D ! Thoughts?

If you just put the rope over the end you won't be able to apply enough tension. The camming action of the plastic bit applies all that pressure

Never broken one, adjust with max out haul.

Orange Whip said..
Never broken one, adjust with max out haul.

That sounds like a compromise, what if you want to let some outhaul off (adjustable) if sailing off the wind?

Mr Keen said..

Orange Whip said..
Never broken one, adjust with max out haul.

That sounds like a compromise, what if you want to let some outhaul off (adjustable) if sailing off the wind?

Letting out haul off? I thought we were talking about breaking the plastic batten tensioner clamp, presumably when adjusting them on dry land and more presumably when increasing the tension by screwing them outwards. I would have thought you'd be doing well to break one adjusting your outhaul

my point was if you make the adjustment after increasing the outhaul you're putting less stress on that clamp.

Have you tried inner tube?

choco said..
Did it break on its own or were you applying batten tension?

Either the power of the white water (got smashed) or the clip hit the reef.
The rest survived :D !

Mark _australia said..
If you just put the rope over the end you won't be able to apply enough tension. The camming action of the plastic bit applies all that pressure

It's possible when there's no tension in the sail. The rope can be pried over the batten screw.

AUS4 said..
You should only adjust the bottom 3 battens of a NP sail while the sail is unrigged.
Try a cable tie over clip and under batten.

Two great tips!
Proper batten tension is generally tuned when the sail is fully rigged but... with the neilpryde clip design, it puts too much tension on the clip and I heard of people breaking them while force closing them rigged.

While when tension is released, they can be clipped shut much more easily. So one may need to add and release tension to fine tune adjustments.

Without a donor clip, I could zip tie the rope around the tensioner screw to keep it in place, maybe wrap the whole thing with some sticky tape to protect from abrasion...

musorianin said..
Have you tried inner tube?

Funniest comment ever :D ! Sadly I couldn't seem to think of a way to use it here, you?

In the end, I had 3 spare clips, I figured my sail is on its last legs and will provide two more clips (3 battens only!!) as a donor for the next neilpryde (if I get one). So I sliced open one of my donor batten clip and we'll be replacing it again.

EDIT: Filling in the gap, gluing in a sliver of sorts, might increase its structural integrity to protect from future stress.