Sandy, I can’t tell you about a Mk2 but on my Mk1 (which has a slightly longer boom), my boat had boom end sheeting which makes the “boom height” a somewhat relative thing. The main sheet attached to a bail on the end of the boom on one end, and to a transom mounted curved traveler on the other. There were times I could stand up without worry and other times I’d need to duck when gybing (I am 5’8”). Generally I ducked… You can rig up a topping lift to control boom height, but when hard on the breeze, I’d like to pull the traveler up and keep the boom as close to the centerline as possible, and with the sail trimmed in tight, the boom didn’t give much clearance in the cockpit.
With the boom at somewhere around 10+ feet in length, you won’t find much available real estate aft of the boom end for a bimini. Even if you could mount one off the transom, you’re not going to get much coverage from such a bimini given that with a tiller, you don’t sit in the aft part of the cockpit while underway. Maybe when you’re at anchor, you can rig a boom tent apparatus to keep the sun off of you, but I don’t see such an arrangement working while sailing. Cheers, Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall (formerly 1974 25 Mk1) Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of sandy rankin via CnC-List Sent: Monday, March 6, 2017 2:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: sandy rankin <arankin...@yahoo.com> Subject: Stus-List Boom Height - 1981 25 MKII Hello All New owner of a 1981 25 MKII. Stumbled across this group while doing my research. As the season nears i've been rummaging through bags and bags of "stuff" that came with the boat, trying to acquaint myself with what I've got. It came with an old trashed dodger but no bimini. One of our top priorities is a bimini as i am fair skinned and turn the shade of a cooked lobster rather quickly when exposed to any kind of sun. Our local canvas maker said that based on his specs, we would only be able to use a bimini covering the area aft of the boom while sailing because of the height of the boom. A connector to the dodger could then be added while at anchor. Can anyone tell me the height of the boom on this model? (We bought this boat at the end of the season last year and the mast was already down) If indeed it is too low, has anyone raised the boom or shortened the leech to get the additional height for a bimini to be usable? Thanks for any advice you can provide. Sandy 1981 C&C 25 MKII Lake Ontario
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