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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > >
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