[Public-List] Boom end bolt - photo of inside of casting showing lock nut

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

David,

If you send the photo to me with a description, I'll be glad to make a web page of it. 

George

Sent from a primitive pocket computer. Please assume all errors are due to that.

> On Sep 19, 2015, at 15:10, David Tessier via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> I have a photo of the above, showing the lock nut on the inside of the boom end casting, as well as:
> a) the bolts that I used to replace the rivets holding the casting into the end of the boom (drilled/tapped the casting)
> b) two slightly modified and massively strong Wichard eyes held in place by 4 of these bolts. the stbd side eye serves as a strong attachment point for 3 slab reefing lines (termination stbd side of aft end of boom, up to reef grommet in leech of sail, down to turning block on boom just aft of grommet, along boom to cleat near the mast; technique used in lieu of reefing winch even reefing solo hove-to in strong wind) ; the other eye is available for other purposes, e.g., boom_end-to-stem preventer, securing boom end triangularly with mainsheet at anchor..
> I can send pic of boom end and/or reefing set up to any concerned.Cheers,David Tessier#319
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