broken part, need to identify and locate replacement...

B737 · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 216 Location: Jersey Shore

Im down to my last spare...
what is the thing called thats the plastic piece that is attached the the nylon strap on the tip of the sail that inserts into the top of the mast to allow downhaul.

i broke TWO of them yesterday, one wasnt mine! Smile

so i need to order a bunch. i cant find them cause i dont know what they are called. any web sites that carry them id be interested in too.

thanks guys

gk109 · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 94

how the hell do you break those things? Adventure sports miami probally carries them, they have a good inventory of spare parts for neilpryde sails. ive gotton, battens, cams and other small parts. Another good reason to support your local shop if ones near bye, thats the kind of thing they might just give you if your a loyal customer. Id guess id call it a head insert, or mast tip insert for your sail. not really sure

B737 · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 216 Location: Jersey Shore

nearest shop is an hour way. too far to haul for whats prob a $5 plastic piece.

I broke it while putting downhaul on the sail, obviously too much...

sergem · Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 398

B737 · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 216 Location: Jersey Shore

thanks guys!

rswabsin · Joined: 14 May 2000 Posts: 444 Location: New Jersey

If Sailworks doesn't have them, try Northwave Sails at northwavesails.com. Their older sails used to use that very same type of sail mast cap. I'd give them a call and I'm sure they could send you a couple.

Good Luck,
Rob

B737 · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 216 Location: Jersey Shore

good eye rob, thats exactly what it came off of Smile

outcast · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 2724

But really.....how did you break that? Only way i could figure is if you didn't inset it into the mast tip all the way

I break alot of stuff, but that's a first

NickB · Joined: 30 Jun 2009 Posts: 510 Location: Alameda, CA

B737 · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 216 Location: Jersey Shore

I broke another one today.... same sail, the northwave 4.7 snaps them on the neil pryde 400 mast i have...

i got a closer look at it today, and when the sail plug was in the top of the mast i think its 'shaft' was a little too long, like you guys are saying its not seating all the way in on the the mast, its prob 1/4 or 1/8 of an inch too high...