My previous boat had end of boom sheeting. Kind of old fashioned, but at least when the main wasn't up, sheeting the boom kept it under control.
The 309's sheeting attachments are so far forward that with the main furled, there's little to keep the boom in place. The boom gets overly active, swinging from side to side, when you're unfurling or furling in rough conditions. Annoying and dangerous.
Even just motoring along with rollers coming from astern, the boom needs to be controlled IMHO.
I'm curious if others are:
-annoyed by the swinging boom
-don't mind
-what solution if any have you tried.
I'm thinking of rigging a line that'll snap onto the end of the boom and terminate on the stern mooring cleats (I rig it this way temporarily sometimes and it's very effective).
Or, maybe rigging up a short line and a shackle or something to secure the end of the boom to the backstay (which would be a lot tidier than the previous solution...but probably not as secure).
You?
The 309's sheeting attachments are so far forward that with the main furled, there's little to keep the boom in place. The boom gets overly active, swinging from side to side, when you're unfurling or furling in rough conditions. Annoying and dangerous.
Even just motoring along with rollers coming from astern, the boom needs to be controlled IMHO.
I'm curious if others are:
-annoyed by the swinging boom
-don't mind
-what solution if any have you tried.
I'm thinking of rigging a line that'll snap onto the end of the boom and terminate on the stern mooring cleats (I rig it this way temporarily sometimes and it's very effective).
Or, maybe rigging up a short line and a shackle or something to secure the end of the boom to the backstay (which would be a lot tidier than the previous solution...but probably not as secure).
You?