Actually, they (end boom preventers) do exist. Some people rig a pennant from the end of the boom to the gooseneck; the gooseneck end has an eye and can be easily detached from the boom. You attach a second line from the toe rail or a string point on the deck to that pennant. This way it can be rigged when the boom is completely out.
A big point in rigging a gybe preventer is that it has to be secured to a _very strong_ point on the deck _and_ it has to be rigged so that it works as close to perpendicular to the boom as possible.. There was an interesting report on what can happen when the boom preventer is incorrectly rigged. Marek 1994 C270 "Legato" Ottawa, ON From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Joe Della Barba via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 11:55 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joe Della Barba <j...@dellabarba.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer Mine goes form mid-boom to the toerail. I have never seen an end-boom preventer. I also have a boom brake device I need to rig up one of these days. It does not prevent a gybe, it just makes it sloooooow................ Joe Coquina On 3/16/2019 11:51 AM, Neil Andersen via CnC-List wrote: My Gybe preventer is simply a soft Vang taken to the toe rail. Works great and doesn't require any special rigging. Neil Andersen 1982 C&C 32 FoxFire Rock Hall, MD Neil Andersen 20691 Jamieson Rd Rock Hall, MD 21661 ________________________________ From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com><mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com><mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2019 11:44 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer I have been thinking aobut rigging a preventer on my boat so re-read this old discussion of how people rig them. End boom attachment sounds preferable, but does that have to run outside the shrouds? If so, then you would have to rig it before letting the main out while you can stlill get to the end of the boom. Then, how do you gybe when you want to? I have a single reef point on my new main, so I have an extra internal boom line and sheave from the second reef setup that exits at the rear of the boom. I am thinking that if i put a long enough line with a snap shackle at the end where it exits the boom, I could use that as a preventer. Before letting the main out downwind, you would grab the shackle and run it forward to the toe rail near the bow and clip it in and then have control from the stopper on the cabin top. Thoughts? Dave PS- No expectation of offshore/big waves racing in my future so this is a cruising/club racing solution S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT [cid:4073BE72-4704-4EA7-8EBA-B73B833F502B] _______________________________________________ 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://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cac8b95b5a9e14cf2a77208d6aa27e742%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636883485684409235&sdata=8bMe%2FibfZexeJ%2Bb4KLQUQzHl91%2BKZypBTB7Z29Yb8uk%3D&reserved=0>
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