All, Having sailed our 1981 C&C 34 a few times and while looking into having a dodger and bimini made for her I am considering raising the boom about 8 to 10 inches. Good idea or bad idea? Has anyone done this on their boat?
We are only planning on cruising, not racing. The current full batten mainsail (which is probably a used replacement as the sail number on it doesn’t correspond to the boat) falls well short of the masthead when fully raised and the head is about 18 inches below of the top of the track so there is plenty of room up there without recutting it. At its current height the boom is about eye level for me when standing and my wife bumps her head if she is not careful - getting it above head height would be nice for comfort and would also allow the dodger to be a bit higher. I know raising the main higher will hurt performance a bit in windy conditions, but I am not sure how much it will degrade the handling or balance. It will also change the main sheet angle a bit and reduce the effectiveness of the cabin top traveler but with installing a new vang I don’t think that will be so important. However, I love how well balanced the boat is - she sails beautifully - so I don’t want to mess that up. Thoughts? Thanks, Nathan S/V Wisper 1981 C&C 34 Lynn, MA _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
