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boom on sailboat
A boom vang is used on a sailboat to pull down the boom on off-wind points of sail when the wind in the mainsail would lift the boom. proper use of a boom vang helps keep the sail full and drawing well.. The sail’s foot (the bottom edge) itself may or may not be secured directly to the boom. on some boats, a rope sewn into the foot (called the boltrope) slides into a groove in the boom. the clew enters the groove first, forward by the mast, and is pulled back in the groove until the whole sail’s foot is held to the boom in this groove.. Sail shaping. reshaping the sails when going from light to heavy weather is a breeze with an in-boom furler. robert orr, service manager windcraft says, ‘shaping a sail with an in-boom furler is superior than with an in-mast furler. there have been great strides in sail design and batten construction in the last 10 years.. 
boom on sailboat The mast and boom are usually left in place on the boat. the forestay holds up the mast from the bow of the boat, and a single shroud on each side of the boat holds the mast side to side. the shrouds are mounted back of the mast, so they also keep the mast from falling forward.. To bring our sail-handling up to date, we elected to install a seld
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