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kpaternoster
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Initially Posted - 04/25/2006 :  09:28:19  Show Profile  Visit kpaternoster's Homepage
Hi there,

I'm going to buy a new cover from WM, and I need to measure the boom. However, I figured one of y'all might know what the length is. Any ideas?

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kim
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1989 C25 #5811 "Tipsy Gypsy"
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  09:49:44  Show Profile
I believe the boom extrusion is 11' with the C25 mainsail foot being 9'7".
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kpaternoster
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  09:54:53  Show Profile  Visit kpaternoster's Homepage
I just looked in the manual and answered my own question. "J" (which is the length of the boom) is 10'5".

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kim
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  10:10:16  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by kpaternoster</i>
<br />I just looked in the manual and answered my own question. "J" (which is the length of the boom) is 10'5".

Thanks all -

kim
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Not really, the J is the location of the black band on the boom, the extrusion is longer.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  10:17:01  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by kpaternoster</i>
<br />I just looked in the manual and answered my own question. "J" (which is the length of the boom) is 10'5".

Thanks all -

kim
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Not really, the J is the location of the black band on the boom, the extrusion is longer.
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Not really, The J dimension is the distance from the mast to the forestay at deck level.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  11:24:05  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Sorry, I was lost in her statement. She must have meant "E"
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  11:51:59  Show Profile
The "E," is 9.58'. I think that's the length of the foot of the sail. The boom would be longer.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 04/25/2006 :  14:30:22  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
That would be correct Steve. The picture below shows the specs on our boats.



The Black Band Frank speaks of is for racing and is a rarely enforced or complied upon rule stating that on boats where the boom is bigger than the E measurement a black band must be placed on the boom (usually electrical tape) to mark the maximum legal foot for the mainsail. In theory all phrf boats should have one on the mast too.

The boom itself is 11 feet which can be seen here - http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/manbro/pictures/pc16.gif

Duane
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OJ
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Response Posted - 04/26/2006 :  12:43:11  Show Profile
FWIW, for anyone else looking to use this info . . . the boom length on my 1981 std rig is longer than the one on my friend's 1986 std rig - though the length of the foot is the same . . .
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