My guess is that it's the cold that's causing the problem. You're sailing
in much colder temps (water+atmosphere) than anyone I've heard of on
recdot.
I wonder if that's also why you have problems with the pins slipping out.
I've never seen a formula carbon boom break at the harness lines but I'm
not
that expert. Have others?
-Cliff
Windinmysails <Craig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Dan:
> Each time the arms snapped, it has been near the harness lines and I was
> hooked in. Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure which way to go. If
> other manufacturers carbon holds up better, I may try, but if not it's
> an expensive piece of equipment to gamble on.
> Craig Goudie:
> I also have a lot of Chinook Aluminum booms and I've been very satisfied
> with them. I have broken them, but they didn't really owe me anything
> for the use I had from them. Yes I did the replacement on the carbon
> boom arms, but I really don't think they can be installed wrong. There
> is a tab molded into the arms that fits into a slot in the head. Install
> the screws and the job is done.
> Andreas:
> Ironically, because there is so much ice in Lake Erie right now, it is
> not able to be sailed near Buffalo. While the Niagara River is still
> 32F, many times the wind will blow the ice to the east or west branch
> and we can sail the other. This has helped because its only about a mile
> wide, and I usually don't go that far away from shore in colder temps.
> I have never sailed HPL Carbon, but I like the double pin system. Does
> it hold in all conditions? Many times I find the pins were opening on
> the Chinook Carbon. So much so that I often taped them closed with
> electrical tape. Thanks for the advice. If I do replace w/Aluminum,
> I'll give Bruce Peterson a call. I love his sails.
> Caleb: Nice handle- Sailin Fool. I did ask the shop where I bought the
> Carbon Boom from. He said it was out of warranty & rightly so, as it's
> a couple years old. I still do not feel this boom been a good purchase,
> as it has broken FOUR TIMES. Three boom arms and one head. Does the fact
> that the pins often work themselves open while sailing (unless I tape
> them closed), have anything to do with these repeated failures?
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