- An
outhaul is a
control line
found on a sailboat. It is an
element of the
running rigging, used to
attach the
mainsail clew to the boom and
tensions the...
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effort up. More
outhaul lowers the camber/draft,
making the sail
flatter and
easier to control, but less powerful; less
outhaul results in more draft...
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halyard used to
raise the head, and
sometimes to
tension the luff. The
outhaul used to
tension the foot by
hauling the clew
towards the end of the boom...
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Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy
Halyard peak
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack
Topping lift
Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin*...
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controlled by
lines that pull at the
corners of the sail,
including the
outhaul at the clew and the
downhaul at the tack on fore-and-aft rigs. The orientation...
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Outhauls,
which control the foot
tension of a boom-footed sail. This is one of the main
controls for sail fullness. In a
racing boat the boom
outhaul...
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attached to
every boom: The
outhaul runs from the clew of the sail to the free end of the boom.
Hauling in on (tightening) the
outhaul increases foot tension...
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Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy
Halyard peak
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack
Topping lift
Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin*...
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Braces Buntlines Cunningham Clewlines Downhaul Guy
Halyard peak
throat Outhaul Preventer Sheet Tack
Topping lift
Components Baggywrinkle Belaying pin*...
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apparent wind,
other lines control the
shape of the sail,
notably the
outhaul, halyard, boom vang and backstay.
These control the
curvature that is appropriate...
