a beautiful boat should sail forever.
Main sail boom track
I had this happen off morro bay when coming down to LA.
Pink has aluminum spars (so i guess its not at all an original rigging configuration). Anyway there is a lenght of track at the outboard end of our alum boom. With a block that is adjustable on the track that hold my loose foot main . Allows for some out haul adjustment ( not that i think the heavy girl needs much adjustment like that). Well the track was screwed to the boom . Maybe 20 small ss screws each side of the track, Cruising along downwind, kinda rolling sea boom protected with a gybe preventer. A puff came and the track separated from the boom with some sounds i didnt like at all. Screws pulling out it turned out. Nothing that a quick lashing couldnt bring under control and get me to LA basin. But really made me think about these tracks and how much load they have on them. And if i didnt have gybe procector the boom would have lifted as sail pulled and i doubt it would have seperayed. ( but now im glad it did. Opens my eyes to more problem preventative off shore thinking)
Im going to remove the track and instsll a heavy loop bolted thru boom that will hold my out haul block . (Simple/ heavy) As my ChrisCraft 35 center cockpit had.
Just looking for comments, ideas, like experienced. I dont want to lash things 1200 miles off shore when were are halfway to Honolulu.
Might spill a beverage or spoil a nap.
Aloha
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