Broken boom end - any ideas??

Sorry, another option for you may be to drill through the pop rivet on each side of the boom; obtain a stainless steel bow shackle that will bridge the boom fitting and drill the hole to suit the shackle pin size. Fit the shackle, loop up, and fit the pin, peening or centrepunching the threads to prevent unwinding Costs about £15for the shackle.

ianat182
 
If there is room perhaps drill a hole down through the middle of the fitting and fit one of these.
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Gosh thanks for all the ideas -certainly food for thought. I think I'll start by trying to find a replacement part.Other options really depend on where I can drill into the boom end,without actually being on the boat I can't remember if there's a safe place that won't interfere with the reefing pennants running through the boom. I do use the topping lift quite a bit when reefing so I think I'll stay with it rather than fit a rigid vang. I'll feedback the final outcome!
 
DanTribe said:
It's probably possible to buy a proper replacement fitting from the original spar manufacturers for a pukka job.
If 'twere mine, I would consider drilling & tapping [or self tappers] both sides and bending a stainless steel strap to make a loop. But then I quite like bodging:)
If the top bit has broken the mainsheet fitting bit must be suspect.
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This sounds like the way to replace it if you cannot get end casting.

Another way would be to remove the split pins and clevis pins from the side blocks and replace with two eye bolts. You could then attach a loop between and tie the topping lift to the loop.
 
Good luck trying Selden, most unhelpful company I've ever tried to deal with !

Sailspar are the opposite, will bend over backwards to help and may, just may,have something one could persuade to fit if you give them a good idea of the section.

No connection to either.

I agree the stainless strap repair sounds the best, certainly what I'd do; and I also feel it won't weld, I took a similar **** zinc alloy casting to work to see if it could be welded, and the whole of BAe Kingston couldn't do it with all their various techniques.
 
Interested to know how you get on as I have a similar Procter boom end, which is worn but not yet worn through on fitting for the topping lift. I have five sheaves though - 2 horizontal - as you have from the picture - and three vertical. The two horizontal carry the second and third reefing pennants, and the vertical carry the outhaul and first reef, leaving one spare. So I've taken the stress off the topping lift attachment by using a line through the spare sheave to attach the topping lift too instead. From your picture it looks as though you only have one vertical?
 
Update

Thanks for all the advice above,as promised I'll update the situation.
I contacted various people about getting a like for like replacement but this seems a non starter. HYS bought all the spare parts for Proctor gear when they were taken over by Selden,but unfortunately have few boom ends left-mainly the roller reefing variety.

Considering the options I decided on a through bolt with an eye at each end, There was just enough space to drill a 6mm hole whilst staying clear of the three pulleys . I tidied it up with a bit of 6mm guard rail cover. In order to spread the load I put an eye on each end. I normally harbour stow the main halyard at the boom end in any case,so I'm pretty pleased with the end result.



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merlin3688 said:
Looks like a neat repair, should last many more years. May be worth just removing the damaged parts to stop them damaging the sail etc.
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Agree that the 'rough bits' should be removed. I would fit a bridle between the eye bolts so that there is no twist caused to the boom when you have the topping lift on. Other than that - Well done and thanks for showing us the end result.
 
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