Whick model boom kicker do Ineed for my Catalina 27? Should I up size or stick with the one recommended.
Boom Kicker
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Boom Kicker is now a must for me. On a CAT27 you could use the 800. But I believe in always going one step up, so I have an 1000 model.
Unless you have a VERY HEAVY sail, there is no reason to upsize. The extra strength of the kicker makes the workload on the vang and mainsheet harder, but still not strong enough to stop the boom from bottoming out if a person falls or leans heavily on it.
Boomkicker has a 1-800 number to call if you have questions. I was on the phone with them on Friday for about a half hour. Really nice guy. I ordered a K-1250 that was supposed to be backordered but received it Friday. He took the boom fitting off his display unit so I wouldn't have to wait. Just guessing but a C27 probably needs the K-1000. Like Jackdaw says, you don't want it too stiff. Boomkicker will exchange rods too. After I got mine I was thinking the rods seems way too stiff for a H30 with a 12 foot boom. He looked in his database and told me all the H30's he sold used the K-1250 and had no problems.
I think that Defender had a sale that had both models at the same price. And this site has a 30% off sale (i think it ends today). Good time to bite.
This site that we are on had a sale on the Boomkicker, 30% off. I just ordered one from Sailboat owners.