Re: Info advice on mast extension, foot, and boom please???

hi rob

as long as the base and extension match, it's personal
preference...either US pushpin or europin

most extensions come in either around 25cm and around 45cm. for a 6.5
and 7.5 on a 460
you could get away with a 25cm extension. personally i just have a
48cm extension for all my sails from 6.2
to 9.0 but some argue against a lot of extension inside the mast which
is a valid point....alu extensions are fine

a typical 6.5 sail might have a 465 luff and 195 boom
a typical 7.5 sail might have a 485 luff and a 215 boom

a common boom size is around 180-240 which will cover down to around a
6.0 and up to around an 8.0
i have a 190-250 carbon boom which again does all my sails 6.2 to
9.0.
if people in your area routinely use bigger sails and
you think an 8.5 or 9.0 might be an eventual sail size you'd use,
then i'd try for something like a 190-250 carbon for a 6.5 / 7.5 /
8.5(9.0)

there's nothing more frustrating than wanting that slightly bigger
sail and having a boom too short by a few cm's
(which i have done a couple of times)