There are a number of hooks available and they are subtly different.
Laser dinghy clew hook.
18 4 g technical file.
Other hooks tend to sit a long way behind the end of the sail limiting how much outhaul can be pulled in.
The knots used are bowlines tied as small as possible.
The dinghy clew hook is designed for lasers and other loose footed dinghies.
The 433 dinghy clew hook is designed for lasers and other loose footed dinghies.
Installs permanently on the boom and allows you to instantly attach and adjust your sail in high wind and waves.
They install permanently on the boom and allow you to instantly attach and adjust your sail in high wind and waves.
The shape and profile of the hook allows it to sit flush with the clew eye on the sail allowing maximal range for your outhaul.
Laser is a registered trademark owned by velum limited and currently licensed for use in europe to laser performance europe limited.
Using a clew hook makes it easy to clip on the outhaul the outhaul should be clipped on after the inhaul and clew strap are fastened.
The 433 and 394 dinghy clew hooks are designed for lasers and other loose footed dinghies.
Normal system uses a clew block attached to a hook or shackle so that you can easily detach the outhaul system from the clew of the sail without having to undo any knots.
It installs permanently on the boom and allows you to instantly attach your sail in high wind and waves.
You can also get splice the ends to create less friction on the lines.
They install permanently on the boom and allow you to instantly attach and adjust your sail in high wind and waves.
Installing a clew strap on a laser sailboat.
We use the harken hook supplied by laser performance in conjunction with a choice of block type.
The 433 dinghy clew hooks are designed for lasers and other loose footed dinghies.
This clew hook by harken is designed specifically for lasers.
Harken dinghy hook ideal for the clew.