Hi,

I got fed up with the string and plastic, as both broke down in the Sun's UV here.

So I tried the European style screwthread adjusters, I think they are in the Hobie Catalog, but after adjusting and readjusting I found that all I really needed was one setting for all conditions.

I didn't like the idea of leaving tension on the battens when storing the sail...especially my new H17 Mylar sail, so I now have these nifty over-center locking batten tensioners.

The caps are set up to the tension you want, then you just flip the over-center lock to loosen the tension when storing the sail....then when raising the sail, just flip the lock and the batten is tensioned...neato...and it's streamlined and has no screws or fiddly bits.

If you would like a photo of either system, I can post them no problems.

Nige