Squib boom

[Goody]

Hi all

So, after a nice sail, I'm getting tired and now back on the mooring, I'm thinking, is there a quicker way that I can put my Squib to bed for another week?, so I'm thinking rather than haul down the mainsail, wrap it neatly around the boom, after removing it from the gooseneck, place it in the cockpit inside its cover, why can't I do what slightly bigger boats do and haul down the mainsail inside some lazy jacks, let it fall into a sailbag, tie it up around the boom and let it all just simply sit there on a boom crutch for a week.........or can you not do something like this on a Squib?

 

[lw395]

Depends how much you care for your sail.
I'd roll it from the head and tie it alongside the boom.
You could just leave it draped in the cockpit under a cover.

 

[Kukri]

Hi all

So, after a nice sail, I'm getting tired and now back on the mooring, I'm thinking, is there a quicker way that I can put my Squib to bed for another week?, so I'm thinking rather than haul down the mainsail, wrap it neatly around the boom, after removing it from the gooseneck, place it in the cockpit inside its cover, why can't I do what slightly bigger boats do and haul down the mainsail inside some lazy jacks, let it fall into a sailbag, tie it up around the boom and let it all just simply sit there on a boom crutch for a week.........or can you not do something like this on a Squib?

You are not alone. Next item on our mods list.

 

[Daydream believer]

If you had a permanently attached sail bag it would probably get in the way of the spinnaker pole on the side of the boom. If not permanently attached you have the hassle of trying to get a sail cover over the boom and around the lazy jacks. It does only take a couple of minutes to put boom and sail away and it is safe,less windage on the mooring as well, so the exersize seems pointless ( in my opinion that is)-- i do have a Squib

 

[Kukri]

We carry a camping tent which goes over the boom, so a crutch makes sense for us.

 

[lw395]

We carry a camping tent which goes over the boom, so a crutch makes sense for us.

Boom crutch makes lots of sense, as does a cockpit cover which also completely covers the main alongside the boom.
Keeps the rain out, keeps the sun off all the ropes and keeps everything clean.

 

[Daydream believer]

Boom crutch makes lots of sense, as does a cockpit cover which also completely covers the main alongside the boom.
Keeps the rain out, keeps the sun off all the ropes and keeps everything clean.

Lgets complicated when you want to close off the ends and the OP wanted simplicity.
a standard cockpit cover with central support from the main halyard works for most squibs and is light, quick and easy to fit as one gets into the dinghy to leave the boat

 

[Goody]

Thanks everyone for your input:encouragement:

 

[William_H]

I am not so familiar with Squib however after years I have settled on a simple main sail cover for my little boat. Made of decent fabric but you could try anything. I use snap together plastic clips about 6 under the boom the cover being reasonably tight and close. It goes around the mast with more clips. I use a fixed topping lift to hold the boom up when flaking the sail then drop the boom and sail onto the cabin top off centre. The down side is that flaking the main sail onto the boom is much easier with 2 people. Depends how big your main is. I use a few bungees around the sial before puting cover on.
Now a boom tent style can be ok but the more cloth you have the more wind resistance and so more flapping in a blow such that the over is more likely to destroy itself. However the main problem I had with an over the cabin top cover was that the sea gulls like it as a home for a nest. Very messy. The cover does however protect halyards etc from UV.

 

[Goody]

I am not so familiar with Squib however after years I have settled on a simple main sail cover for my little boat. Made of decent fabric but you could try anything. I use snap together plastic clips about 6 under the boom the cover being reasonably tight and close. It goes around the mast with more clips. I use a fixed topping lift to hold the boom up when flaking the sail then drop the boom and sail onto the cabin top off centre. The down side is that flaking the main sail onto the boom is much easier with 2 people. Depends how big your main is. I use a few bungees around the sial before puting cover on.
Now a boom tent style can be ok but the more cloth you have the more wind resistance and so more flapping in a blow such that the over is more likely to destroy itself. However the main problem I had with an over the cabin top cover was that the sea gulls like it as a home for a nest. Very messy. The cover does however protect halyards etc from UV.

Thanks for the tip William