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TOMAKK
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Initially Posted - 11/19/2001 :  19:32:54  Show Profile
has anyone tried to shorten the boom on a c-25?
would like to us a cockpit sole traveler.
it now takes up so much room in the cockpit.
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nate
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  20:43:38  Show Profile
Why shorten the boom? Move your mainsheet point of attachment to a mid-boom position with a metal bail and mount a traveler just aft of the companionway. It might be in the way a little while sailing but you could use a quick-release pin to move it out of
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  21:59:35  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Lots of fixes for this one. If you dont use your pop top you can install a traveler bridge over the cabin top.
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  22:15:16  Show Profile
Do you have or want a dodger or bimini? If you want either, consider mainsheet options carefully. The end-boom to transom arrangement works well with a dodger, and the forward cockpit traveler may be OK for a bimini mounted aft. The extra length on the
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Lowell
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  22:55:56  Show Profile
I have an 87 wing keel that is set up just as nate described. I have found that the mainsheet is not much of a bother.

Lowell Heenan

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Lowell
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Response Posted - 11/19/2001 :  22:56:10  Show Profile
I have an 87 wing keel that is set up just as nate described. I have found that the mainsheet is not much of a bother.

Lowell Heenan

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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 11/20/2001 :  10:07:39  Show Profile
Dave - you are correct on the assumption that moving the traveler violates class rules. When we had our C22 the original traveler rotted off and was replaced with a full width mid-cockpit one with mid-boom sheeting. The PHRF Committee ignored the change (
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TOMAKK
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Response Posted - 11/21/2001 :  17:49:12  Show Profile
I want to thank all of you. Now have some good idea's as
to what to do. Do not really race. As all sail boat owners
know when 2 boats are together it turns into a race.
Again thank you for the great ideas. tom
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