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Corroded boom clamp cleat

Created by RoyalontheFoil RoyalontheFoil  > 9 months ago, 10 Feb 2023
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RoyalontheFoil
RoyalontheFoil

WA

161 posts

10 Feb 2023 7:48am
Any ideas to fix/replace this?, thanks sm
decrepit
decrepit

WA

12802 posts

10 Feb 2023 9:14am
Ones I've had just knock out with a bit of friendly persuasion. In fact I had one come loose all by itself and sit at the wrong angle making it hard to get the rope through. where to get a replacement may be your biggest headache
Hydrosurf
Hydrosurf

269 posts

10 Feb 2023 9:26am
A bit of hack, but could you just get some new rope and tie a bigger knot so it doesn't pull through and set it to the correct length? If you can't get a new cleat.
Imax1
Imax1

QLD

4926 posts

10 Feb 2023 12:06pm
Boom levers are around $15
RoyalontheFoil
RoyalontheFoil

WA

161 posts

10 Feb 2023 12:04pm
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will this fit a np boom (2008-11) deisgn?
Thanks so much for everyones replies
Imax1
Imax1

QLD

4926 posts

10 Feb 2023 5:44pm
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Roy1000 said..








will this fit a np boom (2008-11) deisgn?
Thanks so much for everyones replies




It looks like the same cleat. I have bought a couple new NP levers for $12 AUS each.
I looked at the site and wanted to order 3 cleats from above address, which was only a couple dollars then realized they wanted 22 odd pounds postage?????
Those cleats don't last long and slip using Formuline , (six months max), so I use normal rope for the boom clamp and keep a good eye on it, replacing when starting to look dodgy. I get a year out of it this way.
RoyalontheFoil
RoyalontheFoil

WA

161 posts

10 Feb 2023 8:16pm
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Imax1 said..

Roy1000 said..










will this fit a np boom (2008-11) deisgn?
Thanks so much for everyones replies





It looks like the same cleat. I have bought a couple new NP levers for $12 AUS each.
I looked at the site and wanted to order 3 cleats from above address, which was only a couple dollars then realized they wanted 22 odd pounds postage?????
Those cleats don't last long and slip using Formuline , (six months max), so I use normal rope for the boom clamp and keep a good eye on it, replacing when starting to look dodgy. I get a year out of it this way.


6 months out of a boom cleat? Surely not, the postage seems a tad much, but the techno ones last for years and years even without washing them (they are np last time I checked? Could be wrong)
what rope do you use for your cleat?
I don't ever use formulate I use a single braided rope.
thanks ps would a np lever fit on a boom of that vintage?
Manuel7
Manuel7

1331 posts

10 Feb 2023 9:43pm
Tie a bigger knot.
Tardy
Tardy

5292 posts

11 Feb 2023 3:48am
get another clamp off another boom ,or a new head .
JakeNN
JakeNN

372 posts

11 Feb 2023 5:52am
don't fix .. buy a new boom and stay safe on the water
ducati
ducati

QLD

474 posts

11 Feb 2023 8:29am
www.shq.com.au/collections/windsurf-spare-parts/products/neilpryde-boom-lever-1
and Reg from windsurfing Perth has em also
Only $10 for a Neil Pryde boom, I fitted my NP booms with Chinook boom levers.
Although the NP cleats are crap they last a lot longer if you release the rope and wash the cleat with fresh water after use
Imax1
Imax1

QLD

4926 posts

11 Feb 2023 6:57pm
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ducati said
Although the NP cleats are crap they last a lot longer if you release the rope and wash the cleat with fresh water after use


See here's the thing , I'm too lazy to do that , I just replace the $12 lever every year . I got 3 spare for just that occasion.
RoyalontheFoil
RoyalontheFoil

WA

161 posts

11 Feb 2023 6:55pm
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JakeNN said..
don't fix .. buy a new boom and stay safe on the water


I think that's a bit far? It's a completely fine carbon boom just the cleat head doesn't work
RoyalontheFoil
RoyalontheFoil

WA

161 posts

11 Feb 2023 6:56pm
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ducati said..
www.shq.com.au/collections/windsurf-spare-parts/products/neilpryde-boom-lever-1
and Reg from windsurfing Perth has em also
Only $10 for a Neil Pryde boom, I fitted my NP booms with Chinook boom levers.
Although the NP cleats are crap they last a lot longer if you release the rope and wash the cleat with fresh water after use


Thanks for all the replies
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