Hi Nathan, A previous owner raised the boom on my 30-1 by exactly one foot, comparing former and current gooseneck bracket hole patterns on the mast, probably as a safety and comfort choice. Later HINs than mine (I have hull #7) came from the factory with that modification - the boom a foot higher than on the early HINs.
Like Dennis, I have no way of comparing boat feel before and after. But I have no complaints about the way my boat sails. I’m 6’2” and the boom just clears my head on tacks and gybes, with the vang set for a level boom. I added a vang and it forms a 30-60-90 triangle or better (wouldn’t have been possible with a lower boom). Standing on the cabintop I have no problem reaching the headboard to shackle the halyard or put on / take off the sail cover. My previous mainsail always looked short in the foot to me. I wondered if the previous owner who raised the boom cut off the bottom 12” of the sail resulting in a shorter foot. This year I got a new mainsail and made the foot as long as possible given the boom-end, screw-drive outhaul system on the original 30-1 roller-reefing boom. I have the occasional problem with the top batten catching the backstay in light wind, but in those conditions I have the backstay adjusted loose and can just jiggle the backstay to let the batten pass. Best Regards, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO > On Aug 7, 2018, at 6:32 AM, Nathan Post via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > All, > > Having sailed our 1981 C&C 34 a few times and while looking into having a > dodger and bimini made for her I am considering raising the boom about 8 to > 10 inches. Good idea or bad idea? Has anyone done this on their boat? > > We are only planning on cruising, not racing. The current full batten > mainsail (which is probably a used replacement as the sail number on it > doesn’t correspond to the boat) falls well short of the masthead when fully > raised and the head is about 18 inches below of the top of the track so there > is plenty of room up there without recutting it. At its current height the > boom is about eye level for me when standing and my wife bumps her head if > she is not careful - getting it above head height would be nice for comfort > and would also allow the dodger to be a bit higher. > > I know raising the main higher will hurt performance a bit in windy > conditions, but I am not sure how much it will degrade the handling or > balance. It will also change the main sheet angle a bit and reduce the > effectiveness of the cabin top traveler but with installing a new vang I > don’t think that will be so important. However, I love how well balanced the > boat is - she sails beautifully - so I don’t want to mess that up. > > Thoughts? > Thanks, > Nathan > > S/V Wisper > 1981 C&C 34 > Lynn, MA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
