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fasteddy 
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 Topic: Folding boom?Posted: 11 May 19 at 9:44pm |
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Thank you all so much..!!
Finally got it all sorted.. Took the battens out (doffing my cap to Sam Spoons) and they may well have fallen out on their own soon enough as the stitching that held them in was on its way out.. With the battens out (2 of them, 60cm long, looks like ally coated in fibre glass?) the sail wrapped around the mast a treat. Fully furled the sail is tight to the mast with the bonus of being able to shorten the sail if the wind gets a little brisk, not exactly the Bahamas here.. Very grateful to all that pitched in to help us with this one, we feel much safer and more in control now. Going to take her out for a spin in the morning in the Dornoch Firth, stunning scenery, dolphins and ospreys, fishing for our supper and enjoying our new past-time..! Oh, and will take your advice and add a clew strap..  |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 10 May 19 at 9:58am |
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Or just use a bit of rope
 WRT furling, you could simply take the battens out (they will almost certainly be removable) and while the sail will not look as nice or work as efficiently it will still work well enough while you are learning to sail the boat.
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Eisvogel
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Posted: 10 May 19 at 8:33am |
Go for the velcro one, no need to spend a lot of money on it.
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fasteddy
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 4:57pm |
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Got a bit windy here but still managed to get it rigged and tried a couple of things. Furling the sail is a no-no with this setup as the sail has 'rigid' parts in it that do not wrap around the mast, was only able to wrap it twice around before we encountered the stiffer bits.. The boom will hinge up, but only to a point where there is a 95cm gap at the top between boom and mast. Any more will stress the gooseneck pin and possibly break it off.. Can imagine that even in a light wind the boat would rock a lot if the boom is lifted like that.. Soooo... Back to square one.. Starting to think that a different sail may be the answer with a halyard to raise and lower it. Keep throwing the suggestions at me please, feel I am on the vertical part of the learning curve with all this.. Tried to search for a clew strap, they seem to vary between a velcro strap and an elaborate stainless piece of kit, so still not sure what it is.. |
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Eisvogel
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 3:15pm |
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Yes to clew strap -- have a look at the way the Laser is rigged; like the Topper it is a tube around the mast, but with a loose foot.
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 2:44pm |
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The sail has a sleeve for the boom right? Unusual, most sleeve luff sails are loose footed as you have your's rigged now. I'd leave it as is personally, having the boom in the sleeve will make reefing much more difficult, and impossible on the water. And I wouldn't move the gooseneck to avoid extra holes in the mast if possible. What I would add though is a clew strap, a loop of rope or webbing round the back end of the boom and through the sail to keep it close to the boom. That'll make the sail work a little better and, as a bonus, increase headroom by a couple of inches.
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fasteddy
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 12:51pm |
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Thanks mozzy.. exactly what we are after.. Unfortunately, our wonderfully unpredictable weather here in the highlands means it is raining and hailing at the moment. As soon as we get a dry spell we will get out and try that out.. Nice pic, thats a lot of wrapped sails..
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 11:35am |
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Oh, sorry, you are looking to get rid of the sail whilst anchored up?
Quite a lot of people reef just to reduce sail area for sailing in more wind, which is what the topper video is talking about. You can of course keep on wrapping your sail until it is completely 'furled' around the mast. When sailing toppers we'd do this over lunch, or even over night ashore and when being towed on the water.  |
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fasteddy
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 10:49am |
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Some great ideas..! Will first have a look at rolling the sail around the mast as that should not involve any mods or new parts, although in the video above (thanks mozzy) the guy leaves a lot of sail out and this would not stop our boat from catching the wind. I will have a play around in an hour or two and see what can be done with what we have.. Just had a quick check and you are right MerlinMags, the gooseneck does indeed hinge, although not sure how far until I get it all out this afternoon. The idea of a topping lift is quite appealing at this point as it would pull the boom out of the way and give us more space to move around on our wobbly sea-legs..
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fasteddy
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Posted: 09 May 19 at 10:30am |
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Ah.. wisdom and knowledge.. I am in the right place.. Thank you..! Am just about to pop out and move the gooseneck a bit further up the mast, the boom should then slide onto the sail as it was designed to.. As for a 'topping lift', sounds just the job for us, we also want to go out and do some fishing, cant see that as being possible if we cant pull in the sail.. I hear you regarding high winds, but I doubt we will want to go out in anything other than a gentle breeze until we get the hang of all of this.. As the sail slides onto the mast, think I am going to have to come up with something that fits over the top of the sail (split ring?) and take a line from there to the end of the boom.. Will take a couple of pics of our progress as we sort this one, maybe it will help another noob.. Thanks again..!
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