I considered doing this because I am 6’ 3” and did not want to get hit in the head with the boom. My sailmaker convinced me to raise the clew on the sail so the boom now has a slight angle but clears my head in the rear near the wheel. You might be able to get away with this option depending on where you want it higher. It is certainly cheaper and easier than raising the gooseneck. I did this when my new main was built, but it is easy to add a new cringle to the existing sail and try it out. Dave
> On Aug 7, 2018, at 8:43 AM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > 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 > <mailto: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 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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