Sadler 29

Hi. I measured mine earlier this year (for a new main). E was 2.93m
This is slightly longer than the specs quoted above. I assume you know that E is the max outhaul from the face of the mast, not the overall boom length.

Howard
 
Hi Vic - Our mast and Boom are made by Kemp but both are overlong and we need to replace the boom, so it is the boom itself that I need a measurement for. If I can get a secondhand one I will. Thanks for your help.
Chris
 
Sorry I forgot last week but I managed to measure mine on Saturday. It is 3055mm from the back of the mast to the pin of the reef line sheaves. The pencil mark in the photo is 3000mm from the back face of the mast. The slider on the top of the boom carries the mainsail clew and at full outhall tension the front of the slider is about level with the back of the letter K of "Kemp"

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If restoring a 29 I would think about more mainsail area ( Taller mast, longer boom?) and a bit less foresail. The standard rig is an old fashioned 150 foresail and smallish main. Whats more the boat is sluggish in light winds
 
Boom Length for Sadler 29

Bosun Higgs said:
If restoring a 29 I would think about more mainsail area ( Taller mast, longer boom?) and a bit less foresail. The standard rig is an old fashioned 150 foresail and smallish main. Whats more the boat is sluggish in light winds
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Hi Guys - Sorry about the late reply, we have just got back from a trek down south for the Beauleigh Boat Jumble. Thanks Vic Mallows and Boson Higgs for your constructive and helpfull replies- our existing mast is about half a metre taller than the data sheet quoted length and for that matter the boom is about the same half a meter longer.

BH, I take on board your comment on mainsail area as that 0.5m strip with a bit more roach in the leech would give a very useful boost in area of the mainsail. David Sadler did seem to favour tall slim mainsails to look at his boats like the 25, 32 & 34, at least to my untutored eye anyway!

We didn't find a replacement boom at BBJ - however we will keep looking as our existing boom is a very old fashioned, almost circular in cross section, with a top slot that looks designed for sail slides rather than a foot rope. This will make it difficult to fit a "stack pack" type of mainsail handling system to the boom
 
Arrrgh! Sorry DJE, senior moment confusing you with VicMallows............... That picture is most usefull, thanks again for your time and effort.

Phil
 
The small mainsail/large genoa was fashionable at the time - not a particular Sadler thing but reflecting the influence of the IOR rules which favoured that configuration.

The slot in the boom should not prevent you fitting a stack pack and a loose footed main if you are having a new mainsail. May, of course be other reasons for wanting to change the boom.
 
chrisandphil said:
Hi Guys - Sorry about the late reply, we have just got back from a trek down south for the Beauleigh Boat Jumble. Thanks Vic Mallows and Boson Higgs for your constructive and helpfull replies- our existing mast is about half a metre taller than the data sheet quoted length and for that matter the boom is about the same half a meter longer.

BH, I take on board your comment on mainsail area as that 0.5m strip with a bit more roach in the leech would give a very useful boost in area of the mainsail. David Sadler did seem to favour tall slim mainsails to look at his boats like the 25, 32 & 34, at least to my untutored eye anyway!

We didn't find a replacement boom at BBJ - however we will keep looking as our existing boom is a very old fashioned, almost circular in cross section, with a top slot that looks designed for sail slides rather than a foot rope. This will make it difficult to fit a "stack pack" type of mainsail handling system to the boom
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When I made my stackpack I attached it with slides and made holes for the sail slides. I think there is a pic on my blog of this arrangement.
edit: sorry just checked, no pic but I can take one if you would like one
 
DJE said:
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When our Sadler 29 was delivered in 1987 the main sheet had been attached to the casting at the end of the boom. It wasn't until a lady sailor who had worked for Kemp pointed this out that we noticed how wrong this was. The photo shows the correct attachment, of course.
 
johnalison said:
When our Sadler 29 was delivered in 1987 the main sheet had been attached to the casting at the end of the boom. It wasn't until a lady sailor who had worked for Kemp pointed this out that we noticed how wrong this was. The photo shows the correct attachment, of course.
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DJE's appears to have been also rigged that way at some stage in the past! ..... there has to be some origin for this .......

I have just dug out an original Sadler29 brochure (from 1983/4), showing the prototype yacht "Chrissy" (along incidentally with Chrissy and the girls onboard). The boom is indeed clearly a much more round section that the later production Kemp version; AND the mainsheet is attached to the end-casting, with no underhang bracket. The lead angle of the sheet also suggests the prototype boom was a fair bit longer.
 
VicMallows said:
DJE's appears to have been also rigged that way at some stage in the past!
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It was attached to the casting with a single shackle when we bought the boat. Hence the wear in the casting. I quickly added the second shackle and attached it to the underside of the boom.
 
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