A winter project has been to refurbish the boom on our 82 Hunter 36. No particular problems but I don't think it had ever been disassembled judging by all the debris (bird's nest remnants, etc.)that I could see inside from the end of the boom. On disassembly, I found that the outhaul was landed at the forward end of the boom on the becket of a single sheave block. The block itself is located inside the boom and attached to a bolt holding a bale on the forward end of the boom. What was surprising was the method of attaching the line to the block. A fid was apparently used to pierce a hole near the end of the line and the line was looped through the becket and hole. I may be wrong but this seems to be a very poor way of securing the line as any force on the line was born soley by the ~1/4 in. of line between the hole and the bitter end. I'm amazed it lasted this long, considering the tension that can be applied to the outhaul. Others may want to check this out as I think this was the way it was when the boat was new. Otherwise, all went well. Had the boom and end-castings powder coated, lines cleaned, fittings inspected, etc. Looks like new now. Will post a picture when the weather clears enough that I can get it outside or back on the boat. Mike s/v Charisma
