yeah it's a real bugger. i had a pair of north adjustable with the metal buckles do the same.

the pair of north i had before that had plastic and were the best lines i've ever owned.

now i only buy ones that use plastic. the double clip pryde ones i have are also very good.

am also getting a set of standard dakine adjustable that have plastic buckles.

Hey - but how's the new board treating you? Even my missus is interested, and she's got zippo interest in my own gear! Next instalment please.

CROWEMAN said...

Hey - but how's the new board treating you? Even my missus is interested, and she's got zippo interest in my own gear! Next instalment please.

Waiting for wind! Predicted 20 -30kts yesterday so I went out early so I could use the new lightwind board before it filled in.Max 6kts..wasn't that desperate.
I went out last Mon & had a horror sail.It was a gusty W [}:)] ( hate W) & I rigged a larger sail than I normally would.Put the 5.7m on as it was max 20kts .Just overpowering.I went out & the @#$$!!! harness lines pulled out to 30" so I couldnt use my weight.The wind picked up to 25kts & the chop was about 3' from 3 directions at once with 2' gaps..ughh! I didnt think Id get back in.Finally made it & I was rigging a smaller sail for more punishment when another guy came in & said it was the worst cofused conditions hed ever sailed in & he wasnt that desperate for a sail..I didnt bother.My arms killed me all week from having to sail in without the harness.My biceps felt like little rocks & I was on painkillers a lot..

Sailboarding can be the best ever ..or suck...[}:)]
Waiting for another beautiful sail!

These are the go, expensive but very good.
http://www.chinooksailing.com/products/product_info.php?cPath=6_52_53&products_id=139&osCsid=1483b1c03e667361bcc363413bd71727

I have had them for about 14 months and they have been brilliant.
If I was to pick a down side it is a possible harness line twist and being trapped under the sail, this has not happened to me yet.
These harness lines could even move me away from the adjustable hook on my waist harness to a fixed set-up.

I think my ajustable ones are ProLimit, the clamp is plastic so it does not erode and they're fairly cheap here.

The metal ones you should keep away from :)

Hey Sbc from memory I bought the same cheep (My*t*c) adj. lines around the same time as you from the same place.

My only gripe with them is the rope stretches

But as far as the metal clamp goes it's the same as North and Prolimit and with all of them you have to aim the hose at the spring and the pin to wash them out and occasionly spray with CRC or similar and you'll never have a problem

IMHO they are still the easiest to adjust while sailing

I also have the Sailworks ones on another boom and although a great
'simple is best' system I find the harder to adjust and abit too floppy.

Yeah WD40 all the same stuff,
try drenching the hinge/clamp/webbing with it while working the lever to try n free it up

Of course if the teeth or spring are corroded away you'll have to trash it or tie a knot in it and use them as fixed lines

Perhaps try CLR to remove the rust?

Just took a photo of my sailworks cleat:


No rust at all, and if they were going to rust, they would have started by now...

nebbian said...

Perhaps try CLR to remove the rust?

Just took a photo of my sailworks cleat:


No rust at all, and if they were going to rust, they would have started by now...

Funny how the stainless they use for the jam-cleat doesn't rust

Nebbian, have you had to replace the tubing yet? I have a few sets of these and when I broke the tubing I used regular (PVC?) tube from the hardware store. It didn't last long and is nowhere near the strength of the original stuff.

Other than the tubing, by replacing the rope when it breaks these will last forever.

I stopped using them a while ago, I forgot why, but it was probably because of the way they swing around. Having said that my current hate for my harness lines is hooking back in during a gybe, which the sailworks ones don't do.

FormulaNova said...

Nebbian, have you had to replace the tubing yet? I have a few sets of these and when I broke the tubing I used regular (PVC?) tube from the hardware store. It didn't last long and is nowhere near the strength of the original stuff.

I have replaced tubing on other harness lines, the stuff to get is high pressure air hose, it will outlast the rest of your harness system by a long shot. The only problem is that it is quite stiff, perhaps heating it up in an oven or with a hairdryer might allow you to bend it to the right shape.

" I think the Chinook ones Graceman pointed to have a similar cleat. "

Sure do same as the 14" Dinghy trapeze cleats, so I was kinda familiar with them.
Really solid easy to use and don't gunk up in salt water

FormulaNova said...

nebbian said...

Perhaps try CLR to remove the rust?

Just took a photo of my sailworks cleat:


No rust at all, and if they were going to rust, they would have started by now...

Funny how the stainless they use for the jam-cleat doesn't rust

Nebbian, have you had to replace the tubing yet? I have a few sets of these and when I broke the tubing I used regular (PVC?) tube from the hardware store. It didn't last long and is nowhere near the strength of the original stuff.

Other than the tubing, by replacing the rope when it breaks these will last forever.

I stopped using them a while ago, I forgot why, but it was probably because of the way they swing around. Having said that my current hate for my harness lines is hooking back in during a gybe, which the sailworks ones don't do.

" hooking back in during a gybe" yep I can identify with that.I stuff my gybes by hanging back & not getting forward enough through memories of hooking in. I thought I might start using my thumb to push the lines forward as I enter a gybe to see if that keeps them out of the way.Havent had a chance to try it yet.Ill probably fall in trying to do it..
Re " rust" its not rust..theyve anodised..? corroded , got a white gunky effect on them.