Outhaul Setup

[M-Captain]

My outhaul setup was different last season and didn't seem right. I may have lost a piece of hardware or a strap. If there are any charitable Beneteau 311 owners out there who could post a photo of their boom/outhaul I'd like to compare with mine. Much appreciated!!

 

[stevemitchell]

I will be down at my 311 in a couple of hours and can take some pictures. Are you just looking for pics of the hardware at the end of the boom where the outhaul connects to the sail? Or something else?

 

[M-Captain]

Yes it's the end where the outhaul is fixed that I'm confused about. Appreciate it.

 

[M-Captain]

To be more clear, my outhaul does not connect well to the boom. The tie to the sail is fine.

 

[stevemitchell]

To be more clear, my outhaul does not connect well to the boom. The tie to the sail is fine.

I'm not sure how helpful my pictures will be, as my outhaul comes directly from the sail into a sheave in the very end of the boom and disappears inside.

Here's a few - let me know if you need me to take more - I will be here for a few hours, and then all day Friday-Sunday.

Outhaul heading back towards sheaves

Outhaul is the second one up in the picture (the tight one!)

End of boom with outhaul running through sheave and into boom.

 

[M-Captain]

Very much appreciated. Now I know there's no cleat. Can you see where the line is tied off?

 

[stevemitchell]

Very much appreciated. Now I know there's no cleat. Can you see where the line is tied off?

The line goes inside the boom to another sheave, at an angle out to a deck mounted sheave, and then back along more sheaves to a jam cleat on the coachroof. Reachable while standing in the cockpit.

 

[Gunni]

You may also have an outhaul like Steve's that comes out of the boom forward near the gooseneck, comes aft and cleats off on the side of the boom.

 

[M-Captain]

That's it. The line goes through the beam and out to a cleat on the mast. Appreciate all the help guys.

 

[M-Captain]

Boom not beam