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