Cherubini 37 cutter boom

Jul 29, 2012
80
hunter 37 cherubini Apollo Beach
Guys,

Was trying to find a cutter boom as my ship came to me without one. No where to be found.

Anyone have the original mechanical drawings? Am willing to go get it manufactured......unless someone has a viable option, salvage yards, other booms that will work well........anything.
 

Tim M

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Oct 19, 2014
25
Hunter 37C Blaine,Wa.
I live as far in the NW corner of the country as you can get but I have the original off our '84 that I would 'give' you for the cost of shipping and packing it up. Shipping cost might be a deal breaker. Check it out and let me know. 98225 zip code.
Tim
 
Jul 29, 2012
80
hunter 37 cherubini Apollo Beach
Boom

Thanks Tim, that is a wonderful offer.

Can you give me a picture, the dimensions and weight? I'll see what it will cost.

Thanks again
 
Jul 29, 2012
80
hunter 37 cherubini Apollo Beach
Tim, just spoke with my buddy, he ships this kind of stuff all over.

As easy as shrink wrapping it and slapping a label on. Fed Ex ground is our best method.

We should hook up so we can arrange. email me at mmercer19248@gmail.com
 
Jun 2, 2004
5,802
Hunter 37-cutter, '79 41 23' 30"N 82 33' 20"W--------Huron, OH
Several of our members have removed their staysail booms. You are lucky to get one. A new one from Rig-Rite would be ridiculously expensive plus shipping.
 
Jul 29, 2012
80
hunter 37 cherubini Apollo Beach
I live as far in the NW corner of the country as you can get but I have the original off our '84 that I would 'give' you for the cost of shipping and packing it up. Shipping cost might be a deal breaker. Check it out and let me know. 98225 zip code.
Tim
Do you have a Paypal account? $200 ought to be MORE than enough to pack ship. Let me know and I'll send you the funds and address
 
Jul 29, 2012
80
hunter 37 cherubini Apollo Beach
Several of our members have removed their staysail booms. You are lucky to get one. A new one from Rig-Rite would be ridiculously expensive plus shipping.
Ed, I checked Rig-Rite and just in case I need to go that route do you know who originally manufactured that boom?
 

Tim M

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Oct 19, 2014
25
Hunter 37C Blaine,Wa.
I sent you an e-mail with my contact info. It's only 30-35 lbs. but 10 1/2' long. I only used it a few times but know all the rigging is there for the self-tacking set-up. I still use the self-tacking track for the staysail - I just fly it without a boom. It makes going forward more comfortable for someone my age.
Tim
 
Jun 5, 2010
1,123
Hunter 25 Burlington NJ
Staysail-foot boom(s).

I'm sorry I just now noticed this. I have three surplus booms cluttering the stairway in my apartment. Two are the Kenyon D section; one is (I think) a Kenyon A or B. I had them listed on eBay but they all wanted me to ship them UPS ($$$). Let me know if you're still in need.

BTW remember that Rig-Rite is no bargain, ever. I do not know that they actually have stock in these 30- and 40-year-old parts; I think they have them fabbed when they need them and that accounts for their exorbitant pricing. DAMCo (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) and others provide virtually the same parts (including spar sections like nearly all of the Kenyon ones) for very moderate prices. See their site.

Also-- the boom you are looking for is properly called a staysail boom, or a staysail-foot boom ('club foot' is sometimes considered in bad taste and I don't use it). 'Cutter' refers to the configuration of the rig, not to any of its physical parts. The inner forestay is called an inner forestay, the sail is called an inner staysail, and the boom is called a staysail boom or staysail-foot boom.

I have heard people refer to a double-headsail ketch, like the C44, as a 'cutter ketch' for decades. Again, this is just wrong; but go figure.

A sloop has one headsail on one stay. A cutter has two, on separate stays, each doing to a different part of the spar so that one is subordinate to the other. A 'double-headsail sloop' may have two headsails on two separate stays, both going to the same point on the mast. They may be side-by-side or sort of in tandem, going to separate places at the deck. This is rare now but occurred often in England before and after the War. Many long-distance cruisers prefer it.
 

Tim M

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Oct 19, 2014
25
Hunter 37C Blaine,Wa.
John,
Thanks for your input. I always find your posts very interesting and packed with great information. I know everyone who regularly reads this forum greatly values the fact that you willingly share your knowledge and also the first-hand information on many of the production aspects of our boats.
I dropped my old staysail boom off at the local FedEx store where mjmercer and his sailing partner had pre-arranged for it to be packed and shipped. I was able to do a little de-cluttering and hopefully someone gets some use out of it.
Thanks again.
Tim M