I'm another who is leary of boom-brakes. They clutter the decks too much and I hate a mid boom preventer because it's so easy for them to break the boom in an accidental gybe or if the end of the boom gets dragged in the water--not something to worry about with IOR designed C&Cs like my old 40, but Masquerade has quite a long boom and the drag could be quite considerable. What I've done on my boat is rig a couple of strong lengths of dyneema from padeyes at the end of the boom to near the gooseneck. That allows me to attach a line from the bow back to loops in the dyneema and rig a proper preventer. Essentially, that makes for a preventer from the bow to the end of the boom. Having the dyneema to the end of the boom saves me having to center the boom in order to attach the preventer, which would be a pain and dangerous in any kind of sea. Andy
Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Mar 17, 2019, at 19:37, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > In my opinion boom brakes are more work and clutter than they are worth. I > always tend the mainsheet when performing a gybe. By tend I mean center the > traveler and pull in the sheet to center the boom. As the gybe occurs I > quickly release the sheet. On multiple occasions I've seen main sails pop as > a result of uncontrolled or "forced over" gybes. > > Care is always required when going downwind but with an attentive helmsman a > preventer can sometimes be avoided. Most boats are actually slower dead > downwind so pick one side or the other. The most often time when a preventer > is unavoidable is wing and wing. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > >> On Sun, Mar 17, 2019, 11:08 AM David Knecht via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Thanks for all the info on preventers. I plan to use the advice to rig one >> when spring finally arrives and use it on long downwind cruises. This >> discussion also led me to look into boom brakes. I have always been >> concerned about getting hit by the boom on a gybe, and being 6’ 3”, it is a >> particular problem. I had never thought of a boom brake as a device for my >> safety as opposed to the boat’s safety but realize now that this might be >> well worth installing on both accounts. They seem to come in simple >> inexpensive solutions (https://dreamgreen.org/boom-brake) to more >> complicated and expensive devices (http://www.boom-brake-walder.com). In >> all cases, I worry about another couple of lines to trip over when moving on >> the side decks, thus trading one hazard for another. Thoughts? Dave >> >> S/V Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > _______________________________________________ > > 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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