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Can anyone tell me the boom height at rest?

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bill
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Initially Posted - 07/08/2002 : 16:27:21

I have a 1982 SR/SK and was wondering at what height should the boom be when at rest? I can't seem to locate that information any place. Or does it even matter?

Thanks...Bill

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John Mason
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Response Posted - 07/09/2002 : 14:58:55

My '82 standard rig has a "stopper" (there's probably a proper term) in the sail track that is located just below where the boom would be with the main fully raised. It gives me downhaul tensioning room. Then when the main is lowered, the boom rests on this. If you want an actual distance from the deck, I can measure that and post again.

John Mason - Ali Paroosa
1982 - FK/SR #3290

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 07/09/2002 : 16:35:15

Bill - on my TR the boom is usually horizontal when sailing. Back in the slip I raise the end of the boom about a foot using the adjustable topping lift - it gives more head room in the cockpit.
Why did you ask, by the way?
Derek

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 07/09/2002 : 23:30:27

Bill: Expanding on John's reply, if your boom gooseneck slides up and down in the mast slot (rather than being fastened to it), you can use a sail-stop to hold it up when the sail is down. However, you'll generally want to position the stop so that the sail lifts the gooseneck far enough off the stop so you can then tension the luff of the sail by pulling the gooseneck down with the downhaul. So, with the sail up and the downhaul tensioned as much as you'll ever want it, position the sail stop slightly below the gooseneck. That will keep the boom up when you drop the sail, but won't prevent tensioning the sail after you hoist it. Exactly how high that turns out to be depends on the exact size and condition of the sail.

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Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette "Passage" in SW CT

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bill
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Response Posted - 07/10/2002 : 09:02:17

Thanks all.

The reason I ask is that the stopper came loose and the gooseneck ended up dropping all the way down to the deck. Putting it back to where I thought it was and raising the main, there doesn't seem to be any room for downhaul tensioning.

Perhaps the main is hanging in the track or something. I'll have to check again, this time at the dock. As for the topping lift, mine is a pig tail on the single backstay.

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