RickUSA
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Does anybody know of any rules or regulations concerning the height of the boom over the deck or shear of a yacht?
Thanks,
Rick
Thanks,
Rick
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WayneS
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It would be a class rule
My Shipman class has a minimum and maximum height above the mast foot.
Cheers
Wayne
My Shipman class has a minimum and maximum height above the mast foot.
Cheers
Wayne
vyv_cox
Well-known member
There's nothing in Recreational Craft Directive that covers boom height. I realise that this does not apply in USA but that's the nearest to a set of rules that I'm aware of.
PaulJ
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I should think that your height plus 6 inches would be about right !
kingfisher
Well-known member
It\'s a compromise
The higher the boom goes, the higher the center of gravity, the more the boat is going to heel.
The lower the boom goes, the more chance of a smack on the head.
I've got it at: me standing in the cockpit + 10cm
(for the speedfreaks: in light winds, the boom has to go higher, lower in hard winds)
Obi-Wan
http://sirocco31.tripod.com
The higher the boom goes, the higher the center of gravity, the more the boat is going to heel.
The lower the boom goes, the more chance of a smack on the head.
I've got it at: me standing in the cockpit + 10cm
(for the speedfreaks: in light winds, the boom has to go higher, lower in hard winds)
Obi-Wan
http://sirocco31.tripod.com
