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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-01-2021, 17:18
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Posted By psk125
Re: Staysail boom, again.

Bingo. It will perform like your existing jib boom, but provide more space (height) for stowing the dinghy on deck. JimCate (above) has a good point, though having the dinghy stowed on the foredeck...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 01-01-2021, 17:38
Replies: 41
Views: 3,840
Posted By psk125
Re: Staysail boom, again.

We had a self-tacking jib with no boom on our Soling and it worked fine for upwind and reaching. If we didn't set the spinnaker downwind, a crew could lead the sheet out near the shrouds to keep the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 31-12-2020, 12:39
Replies: 41
Views: 3,840
Posted By psk125
Re: Staysail boom, again.

If you have a track for the staysail boom already in place, why not try using the staysail without the boom and see what happens? For going upwind it should work fine. On reaches you might need...
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