Posted by isogonic24 (PFWR@…>)
We own a 1986 Freedom 36 with the Hoyt self tacking jib. I recently
took off the sail for some repair work, and then had difficulty
putting it back. If I put the sail on the boom so that there is
little tension or curve on the boom, the boom appears to be too long
and it bangs into the mast. And the sail will not swing across to
tack. The only way I could fix this was to put a lot of tension and
curve on the boom arm, then all was well and the sail tacks properly.
But the sailcloth is under a lot of stress. Is this right? Why is it
necessary to put so much tension or curve on the boom? It appears
that the boom may be up to 3 inches too long, but this is the
original equipment and has worked since 1986, so that view seems
erroneous. Also there is no obvious way to change the length of the
boom. The hook arrangement at the end of the boom allows for a change
in tension on the sail, but not the actual length of the boom. Am I
missing something here? Any thought and opinions would be
appreciated. Peter Raiswell
Posted by Doug Payne (doug.payne@…>)
Peter:
Are you talking about a camberspar or jib boom.
Hoyt is behind two different approaches over the years. Original equipment
would have been the camberspar jib, in recent years he has designed a jib boom
and a few Freedoms have installed them. If it is camberspar, I was having the
same difficulty and inquired of the group a week or so ago and got several good
responses. Check the Yahoo site for the details.
Douglas M. Payne
Managing Partner Arizona Colorado
Tatum Partners
480-614-4915 Office
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-----Original Message-----
From: isogonic24
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Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004
10:23 AM
To:
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Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Hoyt
Jib boom on Freedom 36
We own a 1986 Freedom 36 with the Hoyt self
tacking jib. I recently
took off the sail for some repair work, and then
had difficulty
putting it back. If I put the sail on the boom so
that there is
little tension or curve on the boom, the boom
appears to be too long
and it bangs into the mast. And the sail will not
swing across to
tack. The only way I could fix this was to put a
lot of tension and
curve on the boom arm, then all was well and the
sail tacks properly.
But the sailcloth is under a lot of stress. Is
this right? Why is it
necessary to put so much tension or curve on the
boom? It appears
that the boom may be up to 3 inches too long, but
this is the
original equipment and has worked since 1986, so
that view seems
erroneous. Also there is no obvious way to change
the length of the
boom. The hook arrangement at the end of the boom
allows for a change
in tension on the sail, but not the actual length
of the boom. Am I
missing something here? Any thought and opinions
would be
appreciated. Peter Raiswell
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