Taniwha 0 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Has anyone any experience with a barton boom strut. http://www.bartonmarine.com/products-boomstrut.asp If not how hard is it to build one out of a few tubes of ally and some nylon? Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I haven't used that particular Strut. I did make my own rigid strut from two tubes and a long spring. I really liked it. But as it was a try and see, I used a Zinc coated spring. SST was really expensive. When that finally corroded, I removed the strut with the view I would reinstate it one day. I haven't found a calender with "one day" on it it yet, so I have never re fitted it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Zen has one. We love it. We wind the boom down to flake then release the main sheet and it springs back into position. One advantage we've found is that we've set it up so it lifts the boom higher than where it would normally hang with the main up and this gives a pile of twist in a drifter. The alloy fittings at either end are a bit light and I've had to rejig it all with ss bits which are a bit more sturdy. I have 2 spare glass struts which I might consider selling to a good home. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Zen, I have a heavy boom which is OK at the moment as heavy means strong for the deep blue, but in the light it fecks me sail shape so I want to put on something I can lift the boom with or at least try to take weight off the leech. If you had to redo your vang for some reason would you replace the Barton strut or would you go for one of the other type systems like the spring inside the tube type ones? Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Or these? I think there's some in nz, thinking about it myself http://www.boomkicker.com Link to post Share on other sites
ballystick 72 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I think First by Farr the Beneteau 34.7 has one as standard, it sails in the Auckland area. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Pretty much the same thing by the looks SD. Yes FbF dose have one or one very similar Bally I like the simple of it all as well as being able to run massive purchase vangs but was wondering if there is any significent performance or other differances between those and the other types. Looking at them they shouldn't be hard to copy Taniwha but it would be best to check out costs just to make sure you aren't spending $500 to save $100 sort of a thing. Link to post Share on other sites
Changed 10 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 CC has a sprung tube vang. I like it from a convenience point of view but it is heavy (relatively). Link to post Share on other sites
Kiteroa 8 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Have seen some really nice, super lightweight home built ones, using squash balls as compression springs to set the height. Very effective with a weight less than a kilo for a 40ft setup. Not to mention cheap and no potential for corrosion. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'm trying to work out where the squash balls go. Every option I think of falls into the catagory of 'Lesbo Porn' Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I have no idea what you are talking about Knot me but I think it might be beer o'clock at your office now. Link to post Share on other sites
Kiteroa 8 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I'll draw you a picture when I have a moment. Beauty of squash balls is that they come in all different grades of hardness, so you can really tune the dampening of the system. Link to post Share on other sites
Pugwash 0 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 KM lowering the tone as usual and W.T. going to draw dirty pics! Link to post Share on other sites
Kiteroa 8 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Sorry to disappoint, but it's just a vang full of squash balls! Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 so simple, so clever!! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Totally agree with Steve, that is both damn clever and damn simple. Wheels, we have a new project on Monday. Yes of course, another one of those totally work related ones Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Once again the best ideas are always the simplest Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Zen, I have a heavy boom which is OK at the moment as heavy means strong for the deep blue, but in the light it fecks me sail shape so I want to put on something I can lift the boom with or at least try to take weight off the leech. If you had to redo your vang for some reason would you replace the Barton strut or would you go for one of the other type systems like the spring inside the tube type ones? Yes we have the boom kicker variety. If I built a new boat I'd use this system again. When they're straight it takes an extra effort to start bending them which works out well. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Thanks Zen. It's always good to ask users the 'would you use that again?' question. Link to post Share on other sites
rigger 47 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Chains, Ropes, Anchors and Vangs.... Link to post Share on other sites
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