Good thinking John. I’ll assess that gap a bit more carefully next time I am out. Thanks, Nathan
> On Aug 7, 2018, at 8:33 PM, John and Maryann Read via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Nathan > > On our 34, there is a reason why the head is a foot or so below the top; of > the mast. It is to provide room for the sail headboard to fit between the > aft edge of the mast and the backstay. Keep that in mind as you are thinking > of altering things > > John and Maryann > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Nathan > Post via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 11:12 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Nathan Post > Subject: Re: Stus-List Raising the boom? > > Thanks for all the great feedback on this. On my boat as with some of the > others the goose neck is attached with a bunch of machine screws - not welded > so I expect it should be straight forward to move it up - simply drill and > tap new holes in the mast. I could put some screws in the old holes to > "fill" them. Thinking about height of the boom for flaking/covering the > sail and attaching the halyard to the head are important considerations - > I'll make a few measurements/trials and see how much higher makes sense to go > based on that. Other boats I have sailed on have had the top batten catch on > the back stay and while annoying there are ways to shake it loose as > suggested so not that big a deal to me (not planning on any short course > racing with lots of tacks). Raising the clew helps with cockpit clearance, > but not with vang angle so that is a consideration and if just raising the > clue that would also mean installing new reef points in the sail if we wanted > to keep the same angle when reefed so raising the gooseneck seems to be the > way to go in my case. > > Thanks! > > Nathan > S/V Wisper > 1981 C&C 34 > Lynn, MA > > On Tue, Aug 7, 2018 at 10:42 AM Randy Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> > wrote: > Hi Nathan, > > A previous owner raised the boom on my 30-1 by exactly one foot, comparing > former and current gooseneck bracket hole patterns on the mast, probably as a > safety and comfort choice. Later HINs than mine (I have hull #7) came from > the factory with that modification - the boom a foot higher than on the early > HINs. > > Like Dennis, I have no way of comparing boat feel before and after. But I > have no complaints about the way my boat sails. I’m 6’2” and the boom just > clears my head on tacks and gybes, with the vang set for a level boom. I > added a vang and it forms a 30-60-90 triangle or better (wouldn’t have been > possible with a lower boom). Standing on the cabintop I have no problem > reaching the headboard to shackle the halyard or put on / take off the sail > cover. > > My previous mainsail always looked short in the foot to me. I wondered if > the previous owner who raised the boom cut off the bottom 12” of the sail > resulting in a shorter foot. This year I got a new mainsail and made the > foot as long as possible given the boom-end, screw-drive outhaul system on > the original 30-1 roller-reefing boom. I have the occasional problem with > the top batten catching the backstay in light wind, but in those conditions I > have the backstay adjusted loose and can just jiggle the backstay to let the > batten pass. > > Best Regards, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > > > On Aug 7, 2018, at 6:32 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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