fryedaze
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- USA
- Vessel Name
- Fryedaze
- Vessel Make
- MC 42 (Overseas Co) Monk 42
I have a wooden mast and boom on my trawler. I use it to move the dingy on and off the deck. My problem is that I dont have enough boom swing for the dingy to clear the rail. I have to put the dingy on its side to lower it to the water. Due to this issue I cant have the motor on when lifting and lowering.
My plan is to splice 24" onto the end of the boom using the same techniques that they use when building mast made of multiple pieces of lumber, random splice and epoxy.*The second part of the project is to move the mast stays forward about two feet. This will improve the swing so the boom extends over the rail. I have looked a GB 42 aft mast stays and they are almost vertical with the mast. I dont think the aft stays have much load and believe it will be ok to move mine forward. The last item will be to install a small sailboat wench to the mast to manage the lines.
I would appreciate any ideas, insights, experience or are you nuts" input I can get.
My plan is to splice 24" onto the end of the boom using the same techniques that they use when building mast made of multiple pieces of lumber, random splice and epoxy.*The second part of the project is to move the mast stays forward about two feet. This will improve the swing so the boom extends over the rail. I have looked a GB 42 aft mast stays and they are almost vertical with the mast. I dont think the aft stays have much load and believe it will be ok to move mine forward. The last item will be to install a small sailboat wench to the mast to manage the lines.
I would appreciate any ideas, insights, experience or are you nuts" input I can get.