[alberg30] Re: Boom gallows location, dog house windows

[Forhan, Thomas]

From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>

Lee,

Calliope's gallows is pretty far forward. If you look carefully at the
picture 
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8005/denizens/calliope.jpg you'll see
that 
the boom lies on the gallows about 2 feet + from the end of the boom. Never
a problem with fouling the mainsheet.

However, if you are thinking of somehow incorporating this into a bimini,
its awkward, because it is so far forward. I thought about adding a bimini
for the Chesapeake Bay summers, but just went to an awning set up.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	FINNUS505 at aol.com [SMTP:FINNUS505 at aol.com]
	Sent:	Friday, January 29, 1999 10:38 AM
	To:	alberg30 at onelist.com
	Subject:	[alberg30] Boom gallows location, dog house windows

	From: FINNUS505 at aol.com

	Hi Greg,
	In this book I'm reading, about the Vertue 35, there is a diagram
for the
	gallows placement. The Vertue's main is roller furling, so the
mainsheet  is
	attached to a rolling bale at the very  end of the boom, like ours.
The
	gallows appears to be fitted about one foot or so forward of the end
of the
	boom.  Can't see how it WOULD'NT catch the mainsheet on a tack or a
jibe.  
	Let's hear from people who have them, please.

	Second Question: Has anyone replaced the aluminum frames and
doghouse windows
	with 1/2 " or heavier Lexan, the Lexan overlapping the window hole,
and
	bolting the Lexan to the cabin side?  All in an effort to get a
stronger
	doghouse window for offshore work, of course. 
	Thanks friends,
	Lee Trachtenberg
	Stargazer #255

	
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