You're just jealous because I make fools like you look bad.

While you would spend good money on pruchasing a new
boom that would break again in severe wind conditions I
have repaired mine for less than 20 bucks and it will NOT
break again in storm conditions because it has been tried
and tested.

I got caught in a thunderstorm in the Bahamas in the Whale
Cay channel last year and was struck with ten minutes
of winds gusting to seventy knots and did not even have a
chance to reef the main. The boom and full main withstood
the onslaught by being hauled down hard and tight as I
could manage and by pinching into the wind so there was
lots of luffing going on. Even my tired, 30-year-old jib held.
It is an orginal sail that came with the boat made by Vector.

Can you claim the same for your boom? I think not!

S.Simon

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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 14:56:51 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote:


wrote in message ...
Repairing is better than buying new? Then why did you buy new sails?



There comes a time when repairing old sails becomes
counter-productive while this is definitely NOT the case
yet with my boom. Sails are consisered a normal wear
item - booms are not (unless they're made from wood).

Only an idiot would ask such a stupid question.

S.Simon


You are clearly no sailor! Do you also splice together frayed
jacklines and tethers?

BB - who might fix a boom in an emergency while at sea to get him
home, but would then replace it before setting out again.