[alberg30] Re: Boom Gallows

Just to add a bit more grist to your mill, have you considered a
boom crutch, a single vertical pole with a space for the boom at
the top.  This is a compromise between a gallows and just a 
topping lift.

Another suggestion.  When the sail is not up, I pull the boom down
to one side of the traveler with the sheet and to the other side
with a light line.  Combined with the upward tension of the topping
lift, the boom is help stationary (except for the stretch in the
lines).  I find this preferable to having it swing back and forth
just over my head.

 - George

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