Pete, I replaced my boom with a custom built one years ago. I wish I had saved my old boom as a replacement for someone who needed it. That said, it did not need replacement due to breakage or bending so that should be good news for most owners.
Best, Dave 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay On Jan 4, 2014, at 10:39 AM, Pete Shelquist <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Steve, Dave, Mac and other 37 owners: > > FYI - There is another 37 in my area in which the boom broke last summer. > I’m told it happened right at the mainsheet attachment and in very moderate > conditions. Feedback from the shop that made the repair and who spoke with a > number of mfctrs re: replacement, the booms of this generation/configuration > have a tendency to weaken and break due to any combination of wall thickness, > fatigue, point loading, etc. If this is truly a chronic issue or a one-time > thing is TBD. > > For our boat, in the 10 yrs we owned her, I’ve raced two Trans-Superior (300+ > miles) and numerous 60-100 milers, both solo and crewed. I haven’t seen the > serious bending that Mac described, and don’t have a problem getting decent > shape on the leach of the main (and assume it’s not an issue with Mac’s > sail). However, I’m going to keep monitoring and am considering proactive > strengthening of the boom. > > Pete > 1984 37 > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Steve > Sharkey > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 5:13 AM > To: Martin "Mac" McKenzie; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Relatively new C&C owner > > Mac, > > I also have a 1983 C&C 37 and do a lot of single-handed sailing including > distances races. I’d be interested to see pictures or learn more about > modifications that you’ve made. What type of autohelm do you have? > > Steve Sharkey > Impromptu > > From: Martin "Mac" McKenzie > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 9:13 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Relatively new C&C owner > > Hello All, > > I have a 1983 C&C 37 that I purchased 2 years ago from RCR yachts in Buffalo. > It was named IMPACT and prior to that it was named FREEDOM SONG. I have named > it WORTHY PEARL. I sail it on Lake Ontario out of Etobicoke Yacht Club. Prior > to this boat I had a Niagara 26 WAVE WALKER that I sailed for 31 years. My > son has taken ownership of it now. > > I am still getting used to her but I think the boat sails extremely well. I > have made a number of changes to the running rigging, having everything > coming back to the cockpit. I sail mainly short handed and do a lot of single > handed racing. My goal this year is to do the Lake Ontario 300 single handed > with spinnaker. > > The biggest change I am making over the winter is moving the traveler from > the cabin top to the cockpit. I found that the mid boom sheeting could not > trim the main properly. With a loose footed main, the boom would bend and not > tighten the leach. I will let you all know if it works. I will keep the > original traveler on the cabin top just in case. > > Mac McKenzie > 1983 C&C 37 Worthy Pearl > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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