Norwegian Blue 10 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 In near perfect conditions (10 to 12 knts) on Sunday the boom decided it had had enough and bust in half at the mainsheet end Does anyone have a suitable lightish one lying around looking for a new home? Whiting 26, so no huge loads. 3.9m to 4.0m Most of the fittings would be transferable. I would like to be sorted in time for the next SSANZ if possible. Suggestions welcome...... Link to post Share on other sites
col j 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 yippie i mean ah damn. nathans got an old 727 boom...... bit short me thinks. there was a blue ross 930........ iv snapped 2 booms. cursed? one crusing the 930 when i was a baby (ok it was dad driving) and another gybing at tapeka pt on the way back from the coastal on the S34 (ok it was already cracked at the mainsheet padeye), passed the chico 40s under trisail/number 2. Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 375 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Make a temporary one out of wood? Link to post Share on other sites
Kaihe Atamai 2 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I went through this recently for nearly the same length boom. Grant jenkins had one that might work but is a bit short of 4m. I eventually had Quarterback (John Bennet, Sparloft) make one and his turnaround was less than a week (I painted it myself) and the cost seemed reasonable. Good luck! Link to post Share on other sites
830 0 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 i know where you may be able to get a boom 4 metre excellent order down here in blenheim off a young 6 . cheers j Link to post Share on other sites
Norwegian Blue 10 Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 thanks all. busy speaking to sparloft and insurer, so hopefully sorted soon! Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 375 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 just as an aside, do the insurers write down the value of your rig every year? Seems fair to payout on a broken boom if it was only 6 months old, but if it was say, 25y old, a little corroded with 57 different holes from old and new fittings etc I wouldn't really expect my insurance to pay. How does it work? I never looked into teh details having never lost a rig. Link to post Share on other sites
Norwegian Blue 10 Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 I went through this recently for nearly the same length boom. I eventually had Quarterback (John Bennet, Sparloft) make one and his turnaround was less than a week (I painted it myself) and the cost seemed reasonable. Ditto. John did a splendid job in no time at all. Extremely happy with the result and price. The new boom is MUCH stiffer. Insurance did cover the cost less an inflated excess because we were racing at the time Link to post Share on other sites
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