Happy New Year to All! I would like to get some advice on a modification I am considering for my C&C 34+. I love the boat, but one thing that has concerned me from the beginning has been the boom height. I am 6’3” and the boom in normal sailing position is at head height. If I were to be standing in the cockpit (or even leaning forward at the helm) during an unexpected jibe or tack, I would be in serious trouble. We had someone killed during a race in Fishers Island Sound last year in an incident of that sort. So I am considering moving the boom a foot higher. It looks like a fairly simple modification. I would have a new boom attachment fitting welded or bolted to the mast, leaving the old one in place. I would have the sailmaker add cringles to create a new tack and clew attachment, leaving the old ones in place. Since the main is loose footed, the extra sailcloth would just sit on the boom in the sail pack. With those changes, it would be easy to reverse the alterations in the future. I don’t think anything else would have to be done. The only problem I can see is that I would be the only one who can reach the head of the main to attach the halyard, but I do that now so not a big deal. Thoughts? Thanks- Dave
Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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