[Public-List] Biminis and Raising the Boom

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Wed Aug 5 07:53:54 PDT 2015


Cut off material off the foot of the main at the clew eg 4" at the clew
will raise the boom.

John boor

> During the discussion about Dodgers and Biminis there was mention about
> raising the boom. Are there any suggestions for how to best accomplish
> this?
>
> On my mast there 2 tracks, one that the sail hanks on and one the boom
> rides on.
>  There is about 4 inches between them. when hoisting the sail the boom
> rises until it reaches the boom stop ( a bolt head at the top of the boom
> track).  Tightening the downhaul brings the boom down 2 - 2 1/2 inches.
>
> I am thinking that I would need to move the boom track up several inches
> and remove an equal amount off of the bottom of the sail track.  I would
> also need to lower the headboard on the sail.
>
> Is my thinking correct or is there a better way?
>
> As always all advice is greatly appreciated.
>
> Jim Allocco
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