The Bent Boom
Geez Thom, gimme enough credit to know a shelf when I see one.
I've only been sailing for more years than most of these idiots have birthdays. S.Simon - drinking to that on his sixth rum and Chek cola. Happy Birthday, whooeeee! Go Dolphins! (They suck!) "Thom Stewart" wrote in message ... Cripes Simple, I just sent a reply to Nutsy explaining that the bend on a shelf main sets only on tack and clew. The shelve doesn't effect the sail trim. I thought you knew this!! I advised Nutsy to enlarge his brain to match his big mouth. Maybe you better think about it. If the downward pressure on the shelf would flatten the sail then it wouldn't be a shelf. It is of material to fill the void but not effect the sail trim. That is why it got its' name. When the foot gets a belly in it the light, stretchy material looks like a shelf. You better go back and re-think your discussion with Loco. Maybe your sails don't have a shelf? Ole Thom |
The Bent Boom
Hey, Booby what you don't seem to understand is at the end
of my boom there's a stainless steel tang to which I can attach a block and tackle so I can easily fit end-boom sheeting in heavy weather. I wasn't aware that you had two travelers for this purpose! Wow! Meanwhile....my boom doesn't snap in half in a breeze! Have you taken measures to protect the mast? Was it made by the same poor company that cast the boom? RB |
The Bent Boom
Well I'm going to have to speak up for the fine Captn here. If he has
ordered sails that are loose footed it does not matter the least whetther the boom is bent or not. Say what???? Good grief. RB |
The Bent Boom
I found the correct sized so I had to hammer the pipes into
the boom and hammer the end of the boom onto the pipes even after having coated all surfaces with silicone rubber. Then he injected it with liquid Kryptonite, which hardened to 123562.45 tougher than Ostrich leather. The boom now weighs 1.6 tons. RB |
The Bent Boom
but stronger than stock boom.
My goodness me! Wholy knipperbats! RB |
The Bent Boom
One doesn't need another traveler. One needs only a place to
fit the block and tackle on either quarter. In the case of my fine yacht I use the supporting loop on the aft life-line stanchions. S.Simon - a sailor who knows and utilizes alternative ways and means. "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Hey, Booby what you don't seem to understand is at the end of my boom there's a stainless steel tang to which I can attach a block and tackle so I can easily fit end-boom sheeting in heavy weather. I wasn't aware that you had two travelers for this purpose! Wow! Meanwhile....my boom doesn't snap in half in a breeze! Have you taken measures to protect the mast? Was it made by the same poor company that cast the boom? RB |
The Bent Boom
You should know about handling extreme loads. Your belt has no equal! S.Simon - slim and fit. "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... In the case of my fine yacht I use the supporting loop on the aft life-line stanchions. Yeah, with the boom snapping, I'm sure the stanchions can handle the load! Bwahahahahahha! RB |
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 |
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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