I think this was probably one of the easiest and fastest mods I could make today on my boat. It took me longer to look through my stainless steel spare parts box in the cabin than it did to do the mod.
It's a DIY boom break. I got this idea from Wayne last year. He had built his own version of a Dutchman and he wasn't satisfied with it until he got the idea of using a "Super Eight" mountain climbing device by Black Diamond.
I used a Black Diamond mountain climbing ascending device called a Super Eight that I bought on the web from some place in Utah last year, two single sheaves, a twisted shackle for the Super Eight to hang the right way on the boom eye strap, and a long length of 3/8" non stretch braid line.
I tied the sheaves to my lifeline stanchion bases just forward of the chainplates and I'm using my stern horn cleats to tie off the braid line. I'll have to pick up a couple of small stainless steel shackles from Lowe's or "Worst Marine" for attaching the sheaves to the bases, but the 3/16" braid line will work for now. You need a boom vang to make this set up work. I tried it out today and it seems to work. More info on this mod can be learned on this site:
http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=73062&rid=11
Or this site: http://www.wwpotterowners.com/JohnTurpin1.html
She's all set to go and I'm thinking of splashing her next week after our dock go in this weekend behind the club. I can't wait to get out there and do an overnighter on the river and troll a lure for Stripers under sail.
These mods are easy to do and don't require a lot of work.
Ahoy!
Joe
It's a DIY boom break. I got this idea from Wayne last year. He had built his own version of a Dutchman and he wasn't satisfied with it until he got the idea of using a "Super Eight" mountain climbing device by Black Diamond.
I used a Black Diamond mountain climbing ascending device called a Super Eight that I bought on the web from some place in Utah last year, two single sheaves, a twisted shackle for the Super Eight to hang the right way on the boom eye strap, and a long length of 3/8" non stretch braid line.
I tied the sheaves to my lifeline stanchion bases just forward of the chainplates and I'm using my stern horn cleats to tie off the braid line. I'll have to pick up a couple of small stainless steel shackles from Lowe's or "Worst Marine" for attaching the sheaves to the bases, but the 3/16" braid line will work for now. You need a boom vang to make this set up work. I tried it out today and it seems to work. More info on this mod can be learned on this site:
http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=73062&rid=11
Or this site: http://www.wwpotterowners.com/JohnTurpin1.html
She's all set to go and I'm thinking of splashing her next week after our dock go in this weekend behind the club. I can't wait to get out there and do an overnighter on the river and troll a lure for Stripers under sail.
These mods are easy to do and don't require a lot of work.
Ahoy!
Joe
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