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The Bent Boom
Wouldn't a good sailor replace a bent, and probably weakened spar before
ordering a new set of sails? Here's a pic showing the CLEARLY damaged boom of Capt. Neal's worn out Coronado 27. http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Closehaul2.jpg It's clearly compromised. Also clearly bent in this photo... http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Reaching.jpg What a disaster. What a shame. What an eyesore! Why not add a new ugly colored set of cushions to that boat to top it off? Oh...you already did. Capt RB |
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The Bent Boom
How does one properly set the sails with boom being bent or does it matter--after hearing what happened to Ganz, that's a scary thought. NH_/)_ "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Wouldn't a good sailor replace a bent, and probably weakened spar before ordering a new set of sails? Here's a pic showing the CLEARLY damaged boom of Capt. Neal's worn out Coronado 27. http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Closehaul2.jpg It's clearly compromised. Also clearly bent in this photo... http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Reaching.jpg What a disaster. What a shame. What an eyesore! Why not add a new ugly colored set of cushions to that boat to top it off? Oh...you already did. Capt RB |
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The Bent Boom
How does one properly set the sails with boom being bent
or does it matter- The boom, being bent, will never let a sail set correctly. Still worse, the strength of the boom has most probably been compromised. It's also an ugly thing to see on any boat. The boom should be replaced, but the darn fool ordered sails instead! RB |
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The Bent Boom
The picture looks like both mast and boom are bent, how much to replace
both of them?. If he ordered sails instead this tell me to replace the boom and mast costs are much more. Seems like he would want newer. Instead of what looks to be old aluminum. NH_/)_ "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... How does one properly set the sails with boom being bent or does it matter- The boom, being bent, will never let a sail set correctly. Still worse, the strength of the boom has most probably been compromised. It's also an ugly thing to see on any boat. The boom should be replaced, but the darn fool ordered sails instead! RB |
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The Bent Boom
The picture looks like both mast and boom are bent, how much to replace
both of them?. If he ordered sails instead this tell me to replace the boom and I don't see any indication that the mast is damaged. Replacing the boom would be easy and not that expensive. He might even do it for free as the rig size is pretty common. Of course, finding the exact boom might not happen, which shows how foolish he was to order new sails first. Ass-backwards lubberly thinking by Capt. Neal...as always. You note he's not defending this point. How could he? The boom is BENT! RB |
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The Bent Boom
One more comment then I will return the floor back to the experts :-)
Aluminum being that old would naturally bend -- its a softer metal and I'm sure back then the quality -- stability was not great. I would like to know more how the mast and boom are made ---what materials the use today if someone would like to email me NH_/)_ "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... The picture looks like both mast and boom are bent, how much to replace both of them?. If he ordered sails instead this tell me to replace the boom and I don't see any indication that the mast is damaged. Replacing the boom would be easy and not that expensive. He might even do it for free as the rig size is pretty common. Of course, finding the exact boom might not happen, which shows how foolish he was to order new sails first. Ass-backwards lubberly thinking by Capt. Neal...as always. You note he's not defending this point. How could he? The boom is BENT! RB |
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The Bent Boom
I suppose the simple one could just have the sailmaker design the new main
allowing for the extra draft of the bent boom. No problem. It's also obvious in the photo that the boom has been bent because of the use of one of those unsailor like mid boom cabin top mainsheet systems. I guess he could flip the boom over and in time it would either straighten itself out or be bent in the other direction. S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster" Trains are a winter sport |
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The Bent Boom
It was a mast, not a boom, and it happened to one of my
students, not I. "NH_/)_" wrote in message m... How does one properly set the sails with boom being bent or does it matter--after hearing what happened to Ganz, that's a scary thought. NH_/)_ "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Wouldn't a good sailor replace a bent, and probably weakened spar before ordering a new set of sails? Here's a pic showing the CLEARLY damaged boom of Capt. Neal's worn out Coronado 27. http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Closehaul2.jpg It's clearly compromised. Also clearly bent in this photo... http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Reaching.jpg What a disaster. What a shame. What an eyesore! Why not add a new ugly colored set of cushions to that boat to top it off? Oh...you already did. Capt RB |
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The Bent Boom
Goes to show you can't rely on wood. S.Simon - an all aluminum sailor "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... It was a mast, not a boom, and it happened to one of my students, not I. "NH_/)_" wrote in message m... How does one properly set the sails with boom being bent or does it matter--after hearing what happened to Ganz, that's a scary thought. NH_/)_ "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Wouldn't a good sailor replace a bent, and probably weakened spar before ordering a new set of sails? Here's a pic showing the CLEARLY damaged boom of Capt. Neal's worn out Coronado 27. http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Closehaul2.jpg It's clearly compromised. Also clearly bent in this photo... http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Reaching.jpg What a disaster. What a shame. What an eyesore! Why not add a new ugly colored set of cushions to that boat to top it off? Oh...you already did. Capt RB |
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The Bent Boom
Huh? The Catalina had a alum mast.
"Simple Simon" wrote in message ... Goes to show you can't rely on wood. S.Simon - an all aluminum sailor "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... It was a mast, not a boom, and it happened to one of my students, not I. "NH_/)_" wrote in message m... How does one properly set the sails with boom being bent or does it matter--after hearing what happened to Ganz, that's a scary thought. NH_/)_ "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Wouldn't a good sailor replace a bent, and probably weakened spar before ordering a new set of sails? Here's a pic showing the CLEARLY damaged boom of Capt. Neal's worn out Coronado 27. http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Closehaul2.jpg It's clearly compromised. Also clearly bent in this photo... http://www.homestead.com/captneal/files/Reaching.jpg What a disaster. What a shame. What an eyesore! Why not add a new ugly colored set of cushions to that boat to top it off? Oh...you already did. Capt RB |
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