It broke in two at the aft bale where there was corrosion under the bale.
I was beating out St. Augustine inlet in half a gale one afternoon when
it let go while taking and hitting a big steep wave at the same time.

I fixed it by inserting three galvanized iron pipes of the right size to fill
up the egg-shaped extrusion of the aluminum boom and fitting it back
together. I then drilled and tapped through the aluminum boom into the
iron pipes to fit the bales so they were anchored to the inside pipes.

Much stronger system than original. All these putzes around here are
jealous because it cost me about ten buck to improve my boom while
they would have gone out and spent hundreds on another weak boom.

CN

"Sailing Dave" wrote in message ...
What happened to the boom? It appears to be fine to me.

SD

OzOne wrote in message news
On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:06:40 -0500, Capt. Neal®
scribbled thusly:

There are very few people in this pathetic group who appreciate
fine workmanship and innovation.

Bwaaahahahahahhahahahahahahaaaaa!

No finer example will you find than the workmanship and innovation
required to produce this

http://tinyurl.com/6zz9x

a boom to take ones breath away!


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.