It’s also perfectly fine to cut the length of the strap, they are usually a bit long. Sometimes the strap will go on an angle and get snagged along the boom but all you have to do is push it a bit and it will move into the proper position. You can set the clew a little bit higher if you’d like or a little bit lower it depends on how much slack you make the strap have. As the clew pulls the strap will stay tight around the boom. Often used on Laser sailboats, the clew strap is easily fitted and slides nicely along the boom for easy adjustment of the outhaul. You’ll end up with a couple layers on each other with the strap. Just keep wrapping it until you can’t wrap it anymore! That is what’s going to hold the clew down to the boom. So what you would normally do if you’re going to use your strap is you’re gonna go put the one end right through the clew ring and then gonna wrap the strap around the boom. A piece of hard, boom friendly, material is sewn in and reduces friction between the webbing and the boom. It then sandwiches between the hook velcro, providing so much contact area that the strap will not slip. One end of the strap has velcro on both sides. So what you’ll see on the Velcro strap is that there is the male and female side of Velcro and then on the inside there’s actual webbing and that’s sewn together with zigzag stitching. Description The ultimate clew tie down system for the Laser. It adds a little peace of mind, from the additional strength and stability it provides. Even if you have an attachment method besides the Velcro strap, it’s a really good idea to put the Velcro strap on. The clew of the mainsail often has a slug, or it has a car on the boom. Another is when you aren’t using a clew slug, you can simply use the Velcro strap and make quick adjustments to the tension of the sail. You can wrap it through your clew and around your boom for extra stability and strength. The first is for when you’re sailing in heavy winds or stormy weather. We actually supply a Velcro strap with each mainsail! It has a couple of functions. You can see what they are referring to in this photo – the small circle object on the boom in the bottom left of the picture. See the conversation she had with a Facebook commenter below! One of our YouTube Partners Nike from WhiteSpotPirates (checkout her partner page here) also didn’t know what it was for when we gave her a new mainsail for her boat Karl. This actually seems to be quite a common question. Product Description Clew Strap for the Laser and ILCA from West Coast Sailing. “What is the best way to use the piece of Velcro for the clew that came with the sail?” On This Episode of Ask Precision Sails, Darryl answered a question from Bernard.
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How To Use A Velcro Strap On Your Sails Clew.
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