Various sources confirm that when the breeze comes on, the outhaul on a Radial should be pulled in to between 2 inches off the boom, and one fist off the boom (I think these are standard settings which also apply to Full rigs). Several sources have confirmed that the outhaul should never be so tight that the foot of the sail is completely touching, or inside the boom.
When on Straboard, I can set the outhaul to the one fist/2 inch setting no problem, but when I tack on to Port I notice that the foot is now much tighter, there is no gap between boom and foot at all. The foot is actualy inside the boom.
Has anyone else noticed this? For a while I thought it might be the clew strap being too tight, but I have received plenty of advice confirming that the clew strap should be as tight as possible.
When on Straboard, I can set the outhaul to the one fist/2 inch setting no problem, but when I tack on to Port I notice that the foot is now much tighter, there is no gap between boom and foot at all. The foot is actualy inside the boom.
Has anyone else noticed this? For a while I thought it might be the clew strap being too tight, but I have received plenty of advice confirming that the clew strap should be as tight as possible.