Also consider the added difficulty handling the mainsail - Flaking on the
boom, removing or installing on the boom, operations if you have a sail
cover or stack pack.

How would you move the mast to boom fixture, the "goose neck"?  What scar
would remain?  Mine is welded.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 8:33 AM Nathan Post via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:

> 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
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