I'm looking at adding a Walder
boom brake (the 403 H, which handles up to 80 m2, and my
sails are 67 m2). I like the Dutchman system where they rig the brake line as a fixed line, and then have a separate control line from the top of the brake, through a block on the boom and
mast, which is the led aft (optionally thru a 4:1) to the winches on
deck. For an example of this Dutchman
rigging, see
DOUBLE LINE INSTALLATION
I prefer this approach as it eliminates yet another line that is a trip point when leaving the
safety of the
cockpit, plus I can use my generally available
deck winches (everything on jams) whereas my sheet winches would be busy with the genoa/staysail. Note that the Dutchman isn't sized large enough for our
offshore plans given our sail area (they max out at 68 m2, which puts me at the high end with 67 m2, and given
offshore usage I want to oversize).
Any reason why this approach of tensioning the brake with a second control line would not
work with the Walder?
Also - anybody know of a PDF with the Walder
documentation? I can only find online short discussions and pics and not a detailed
installation and usage document.
Chris