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panhead1948
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Initially Posted - 04/07/2009 :  12:37:12  Show Profile
I have an 84 SR fin keel. Has anyone used the boom kicker from CD and how do you like it. I sail buy myself alot and I don't race
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  12:53:06  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
No comment on this, but yesterday I got 2 offers in my "semi-junk" email for boomkickers from 2 different places. I wonder if the company that makes them is trying to move units right now.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  14:24:19  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
I too got one of those emails and I thought it was Catalina Direct.
Kevin, do a search as that topic has been discussed. Its in small print on top right in between Members and FAQ.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  19:37:50  Show Profile
It was CD. I had one and did not like it, I gave it away. Having had a fully functional topping lift made the kicker a week contender for my affection. I did not like how easy it was to collapse with very little downward force, it made it an unsafe boom support when the sail was down. It was a hassle with the poptop, it came out of the fittings if you raised your boom too high. I regretted buying it.
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Deric
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  20:26:51  Show Profile
Frank,

Regardless of the boomkicker shown in the bottom picture, the view of the horizon is fantastic.

I think most folks have mentioned in this site, in past posts, did consider the topping lift to be effective.

Deric
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 04/07/2009 :  22:45:15  Show Profile
Can't speak to the poptop issue since we have a 250 but I like our Boomkicker a lot. We had a topping lift and have now removed it from the boat. Once you get a feel for the pressure you can use the boom for support. Ours has never come out of its fittings. With a Boomkicker you will not get konked in the head if you neglect to set the topping lift and it removes that extra windage and weight from aloft. Obviously, we've been very happy with ours.
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 04/08/2009 :  11:50:54  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
I'm with Frank. I've sailed on a boat with one and I don't need it.

My topping lift is kind of unique and I'll have to post a photo. It is a wire with a rope tail and stays on permanent and you adjust it from the end of the boom with a special block. You can't forget it and the boom can never drop. On the other hand you can't use it as a spare main halyard.
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millermg
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Response Posted - 04/08/2009 :  12:09:54  Show Profile
I crew on a race boat w/ that same boom kicker Frank had, and while it does its job, I've never really gotten used to not being able to use the boom as a hand-hold when moving around the cockpit. I'm sure I could with time.

I'm not sure if my topping lift is stock or not, but my boat is simply rigged with a line tied to a shackle at the aft of the mast crane, runs through one block near the aft of the boom, and secured in a jamb cleat. I keep it just loose enough to be slack while sailing but still keeps my flaked sail just above the dodger in port, so I never need to adjust it. Very convenient.
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