I wear a helmet for several different activities that I am involved in. Several other activities that generally use helmets I feel comfortable without it. If I were worried about my head while sailing I think I might consider a helmet. A climbing helmet would serve the purpose very well. Give you a nice place to mount your Go Pr to get videos of you whipping and berating those short deck hands! lol I am surprised that more racing boats don’t use them actually. > On Jan 1, 2017, at 8:55 AM, Jerome Tauber via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Why not just shorten the leach on the main sail by about 6 - 12" and have the > boom higher at the clew than at the tack. That should clear all heads and > avoid remounting the goose neck fitting. You could add a new clew cringle > or have the foot cut and original clew cringle moved up. Should not cost > very much especially since it's loose footed. Jerry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > Cc: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> > Sent: Sun, Jan 1, 2017 10:40 am > Subject: Stus-List Possible Boom modification > > 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 > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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