I have a C&C 35-3 and moved my traveler aft off the doghouse to behind the companionway. My sailmaker made a strop made of amsteel. Super strong. I simply tied a thin line from end of boom to strop to keep it from sliding forward. Works great.
Sent from my iPhone Richard Spitzenberger CPA R JMS r...@spitzenbergercpa.com > On Sep 23, 2019, at 10:21 PM, <firewa...@reinardy.us> <firewa...@reinardy.us> > wrote: > > Charlie, > > That is an interesting thought! How do you keep yours from slipping down the > boom? How wide would you say the webbing is? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Charlie Nelson > via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2019 9:12 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: cenel...@aol.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Boom Bail for 30-2 > > Why not consider a strong webbing type strap with sewn loops on each > end?--can be very strong, cheap and indestructible. I have been using the > same one on Water Phantom for 20+ years. > > Charlie Nelson > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Reinardy via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: firewater <firewa...@reinardy.us> > Sent: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 9:30 pm > Subject: Stus-List Boom Bail for 30-2 > > Hi all, > > We were headed out for the last race of the season Saturday and as we loaded > up the main for the first time, the fitting on the boom that attaches to the > main sheet snapped off our 30-2. This was a single eye attached to a plate > riveted to the inside of the boom. I suspect this probably just weakened > over time and happened to give out at the weld. It was quite windy, but at > that point the stresses on the mainsheet weren’t out of the ordinary since we > were just motoring out of the harbor. No other damage to the boat and no > harm to the crew as a result of this, so it could have been much worse. > > Now the issue is how to find a replacement. Anyone have an idea if these are > available off the shelf or have another idea for replacement? RigRite does > not recognize it. I have also contacted Offshore Spars, who I believe made > the rig originally and helped me out with a boom vang bracket last year. > RigRite has one that is similar size but with a different hole pattern that I > probably could make work, but still hoping for a true replacement if I can > get one. Thanks for your help! > > Jim Reinardy > C&C 30-2 “Firewater” > Milwaukee, WI > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
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