I recently bought an 85 hunter 31 and noticed there is a line attached to the end of the boom that connected to the top of the mast to hold the boom up when not in use. My old boat, an Oday 25 used the mainsail line for this. Do I disconnect this line when going to sail and the mainsail is raised?
Hunter 31 line attaching the end of boom to top of mast
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Preserves your head!
The topping lift hold the boom up when the mainsail is down. I set mine below where the main holds the boom, but above my head!
The topping lift hold the boom up when the mainsail is down. I set mine below where the main holds the boom, but above my head!
OK. Topping lift. 
Thanks for th eadvice... I will loosen the line when i raise the mainsail. I just didnt know if I removed it entirely when the mainsail is raised. Thanks again!
Thanks for th eadvice... I will loosen the line when i raise the mainsail. I just didnt know if I removed it entirely when the mainsail is raised. Thanks again!
Add a solid vang and you can eliminate it altogether. A solid vang allows you to dispose of that needless weight aloft (which adds to weather helm) and gives you another valuable sail control. After dropping your main, the halyard can be used to help support the aft end of the boom
We have a boom vang but we also use a Boomkicker(R), made of two flexible fiberglass wands that hold the boom up in place of a topping lift.
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