Skipper 14 boom setup

[skipper 14]

So I have a skipper 14.
Trying to improve the rig set up slightly. I am in the process of designing a new rig for the boat but in the meantime I just need to make it a little more sail-able, by changing the boom a little.

At the moment there is a slide on plastic ring which you screw tight to hold in place, which both the main sheet and clew is attached to. at the moment this has a tendency to slide as you are sailing. I was thinking of replacing it with two small stainless steel eyes on either side of the boom.

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

 

[jellylegs]

Hello, 'Skipper 14'!

 

[VicS]

So I have a skipper 14.
Trying to improve the rig set up slightly. I am in the process of designing a new rig for the boat but in the meantime I just need to make it a little more sail-able, by changing the boom a little.

At the moment there is a slide on plastic ring which you screw tight to hold in place, which both the main sheet and clew is attached to. at the moment this has a tendency to slide as you are sailing. I was thinking of replacing it with two small stainless steel eyes on either side of the boom.

Can anyone see any problems with this plan?

One on the top for the clew and one underneath for the main-sheet, you presumably mean

If of a suitable size and securely fastened I see no problem.
Might like to look for something that wont do too much damage if it catches you on the top of your head

 

[SimonA]

Mine never moves, maybe it's easier to wrap a bit of tape around the boom to stop it slipping?

 

[merlin3688]

If you use stainless eyes fit with Monel 3/16 rivets and put nylon washers between the stainless and alloy, this will stop corrosion.

 

[VicS]

If you use stainless eyes fit with Monel 3/16 rivets and put nylon washers between the stainless and alloy, this will stop corrosion.

Or bed it all in Duralac paste

 

[Lakesailor]

It's a dinghy. It'll not be on the water more than a day at a time. I've not fussed about with the expensive anti-corrosive methods. I've not had any corrosion problems.
If you are afloat 6 months of the year on the briny it may make sense. Otherwise it's a waste of money.

In my opinion of course.

 

[pete]

It's a dinghy. It'll not be on the water more than a day at a time. I've not fussed about with the expensive anti-corrosive methods. I've not had any corrosion problems.
If you are afloat 6 months of the year on the briny it may make sense. Otherwise it's a waste of money.

In my opinion of course.

I have had a several old dinghy's and although they were never on the (sea)water for more than 3 hours at a time corrosion still occurred on all of them to a certain extent mainly around contact points between dissimilar metals and they were mostly hosed off with fresh water after sailing.


Pete

 

[skipper 14]

Thanks for the replies in the end I just put a bolt through the whole boom with the an eye on either side.

The other issue I am having is getting the main sail set properly. I have to remove the tack from the boom then reattach it to the boom when I have hoisted the halyard fully. This means that I need to rig a down haul. However this adds quite a bit to the time taken to rig the main, which is a problem as I often sail out of the harbour under jib alone and then set the main while afloat. So I ideally want a system which will allow me to set the sail effectively simply by pulling the halyard. I was thinking of trying to fit a proper gooseneck but i'm not entirly sure how or whether this would actually solve the problem.