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<FONT SIZE="5"><B>What they're saying</B></FONT>
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"By far the very best downhaul tool we've ever carried in the shop.
It outsells all others."
<BR>Lenny Cappe
<BR>Hawiian Island Surf and Sport
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"Thanks for the Maui HookUp, they're great! It is simple, fast and
easy to use. Everyone that uses it likes it."
<BR>Alan Cadiz, President
<BR>Hawaiian Sailboarding Techniques, Inc.
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"Simple and easy to use.
Its the best downhauling tool I've ever used or seen."
<BR>Hugh England, General Manager
<BR>Hawaiian Pro Line
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<FONT SIZE="5"><B><I>Wind Tracks</I>, Gear Up, May 97</B></FONT>
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Maui Hook-Up
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You're probably saying, "NOT ANOTHER DOWNHAUL TOOL" Ah, but that's the
point, this one's different. Steve Hersh has designed Maui HookUp
as "the downhaul tool that's easy to use and won't wreck your line."
This powerful two-handed unit attaches quickly and securely with its patent
pending cleatless system and easily repositions along the line while still
attached to the line. Once you get it and spend the fifteen seconds
it takes to learn how to use, you'll be going up and down the beach begging
other sailors to downhaul their sails for them. Okay, maybe that's
a slight exaggeration, but it's the quickest, simplest one I've seen since
the invention of the stick. And its bright yellow grips make it easy
to find and hard to lose.
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<FONT SIZE="5"><B><I>New England Windsurfing Journal</I>, Hot Stuff, May 97</B></FONT>
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The Maui HookUp from Hypotec is downhaul tool that comes fully loaded with
useful features. It offers ease of set up, two-handed operation, ease of
adjustability, and it won't damage the line. There's no threading,
just make a loop-and-a-half through the hooks, grab with two hands and
pull. The hooks pinch the rope securely without damaging it.
To take up the slack, just pull the loose end to slide the handle up to the
next pull. They are available directly from Hypotec or through your
local dealers.
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<FONT SIZE="5"><B><I>Wind Surfing</I>, Equipment Trials, Aug. 96</B></FONT>
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MAUI HOOKUP
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Sometimes I don't need to use a complicated downhaul tool. Some
sails I rig simply don't require it. So I use a stick. At
least I used to use a stick. Until the time I pulled and the stick
snapped and I fell back and cracked my head on the rail of the board lying
behind me. Glad it wasn't the fin.
Anyway, sticks are unreliable, so I tried a Maui Hookup. It's a lot
like a stick. About the same diameter, and I can grab it with both
hands. And it has a couple of thick hooks that you wrap the downhaul
line around. It's quick, it's easy, and it doesn't wreck the line.
So now I use the Maui HookUp pretty regularly. Can't beat it with a
stick. KW
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