Raising the goose neck is always an option. A few $$ to recut the mainsail and you'll have more headroom.
The boom on my 35-1 was raised a few inches by a previous owner. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 7:10 AM, alexander rankin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Thanks for the reply. My main sheet attached to a traveler located near > the companion way (not mid boom but not end boom either). If boom was high > enough I could get a lot of cockpit covered. > > I guess I'll have to wait and get the mast up to see how much height I > actually have > > I did see on one of the canvas websites where a Seaward 24? had raised the > end of the boom and had the foot of the sail recut. If I don't have the > height I need that might be an option > > Sandy > 1981 25 MkII > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 6, 2017, at 2:59 PM, Chuck Gilchrest <csgilchr...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > 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 > <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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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