tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post1417129699867572579..comments2024-03-29T01:25:01.685-06:00Comments on Log of s/v Del Viento: How I Bent My Boom By MichaelVENTURA, CAMichael Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15359487055197866481noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-32148603218109894412013-12-07T07:25:48.129-07:002013-12-07T07:25:48.129-07:00Thanks for sharing your experience. It has encoura...Thanks for sharing your experience. It has encouraged me to put the installation of our boom brake higher on the "to do" list. As you head south hopefully our paths will cross. We will be around Bandaras Bay most of the winter. Cheers, Max, Elizabeth, Victoria, Johnathan and Benjamin.The crew of SV Fluentahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085849793772254878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-46628546603630938132013-11-23T14:29:28.306-07:002013-11-23T14:29:28.306-07:00Hey Robertson, Windy, Eleanor & Frances. It wa...Hey Robertson, Windy, Eleanor & Frances. It was so great to see all of you on your floating home and thank you so much for dinner on the Del Viento, it was excellent! Send me the Kale recipe when you get a chance, I know Jordan will love it too. The picture with Mug & Skipper is great, they are looking really good. It is amazing how much Jana looks like your Mom. Have a safe trip and hope to see you guys again soon, maybe I will make it down to Mexico. Thanks again. Lots of Love, JOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-15476726185940700892013-11-20T17:42:04.468-07:002013-11-20T17:42:04.468-07:00Here is the setup I am now considering: http://www...Here is the setup I am now considering: http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?175899-boom-preventer-trial&s=d53b3b3c1c6e16379efa8970119897f1&p=1839001#post1839001-jmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966880714730004498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-45213341876449840712013-11-19T10:19:29.469-07:002013-11-19T10:19:29.469-07:00First and foremost - thank you for sharing this mi...First and foremost - thank you for sharing this mishap with us Michael. It has lead me to re-evaluate my own gybe prevention system. Take a look here to see somebody else who had the same mishap: http://www.yachtingworld.com/blogs/elaine-bunting/510850/boom-goes-the-boom. It seems to me that the cause of a failed preventer is not running the line to from the boom to bow and back to cockpit but boom to midships to cockpit. The latter still allows the boom to swing across deck somewhat while a line to the bow really minimizes that movement.-jmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966880714730004498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-77752115014536959602013-11-18T10:38:25.472-07:002013-11-18T10:38:25.472-07:00Thank you Samantha. I don't know what to say, ...Thank you Samantha. I don't know what to say, we keep getting emails and I just emailed the delviento address from another account and it was fine. You're welcome to try dcwritereditor at hotmail dot com. Best wishes, MichaelMichael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359487055197866481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-55213883247850771212013-11-18T10:36:19.313-07:002013-11-18T10:36:19.313-07:00Thank you for the excellent info. I'm waiting ...Thank you for the excellent info. I'm waiting to hear if a used spar is available at Minney's, and then there are San Diego resources too. I hope that avenue pans out, we'll see. If it doesn't, I will likely call Rodney to bend his ear, at least. MichaelMichael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359487055197866481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-56726844288262371732013-11-18T10:34:16.630-07:002013-11-18T10:34:16.630-07:00Thanks Evan (I presume). I'm just writing a mo...Thanks Evan (I presume). I'm just writing a more detailed post about this, what I've learned and where we are now. I'm disturbed about the preventer not preventing too, addressing that. Looks like we will try and go the Minney's route, waiting to hear back from them. Thanks again. MichaelMichael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359487055197866481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-2585990268022169212013-11-18T10:25:35.234-07:002013-11-18T10:25:35.234-07:00Hi Del Viento Family,
Just wanted to let you kno...Hi Del Viento Family, <br /><br />Just wanted to let you know that your email (delviento@hotmail.com) is not working. I tried to email you twice and got mail delivery errors both times. Is there a better way to reach you? <br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />SamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663029103756174650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-22347174273125350382013-11-18T09:47:39.423-07:002013-11-18T09:47:39.423-07:00Sorry to hear about your boom mishap and thank you...Sorry to hear about your boom mishap and thank you for sharing your experience. I also hope to learn from your experience here instead of my own which is what usually what happens. <br />As for the boom repair, I recently had a new spar and boom made and surprisingly affordable.<br />It was made by Lefiell Manufacturing and they may be able to make you a new one for around $1000.00 or so and would also be able to repair possibly cheaper. you can contact Rodney Higuera at (rhiguera@lefiell.com) or his number is (800)451-5971 x277. They are located in South Gate, CA not too far from the Los Angeles harbor area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-62710464509785812802013-11-17T13:37:04.988-07:002013-11-17T13:37:04.988-07:00Michael,
Sorry to hear about the boom! I also wan...Michael,<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the boom! I also want to thank you for sharing about your mishap. I am normally one who learns through personal experience; your post may have saved me one of those lessons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881563990007134800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-31138670313992345452013-11-15T07:10:31.686-07:002013-11-15T07:10:31.686-07:00Ugh. No fun at all. try not to beat yourselves up ...Ugh. No fun at all. try not to beat yourselves up too much. I think anyone who has sailed for any length of time has had situations where it could go wrong. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Booms can be replaced or repaired. People? Not so much.<br /><br />This is a good reminder to me as we get ready to start designing the deck hardware layout. Accidental jibes are no fun for anyone. I'm going to have a serious think about coming up with a back up. Preventer and brake? Now to figure out how to make it work...The Ceol Morshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716515081322012615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571147692199175550.post-7723490397038850492013-11-14T22:16:29.908-07:002013-11-14T22:16:29.908-07:00Hi Michael,
Sorry to hear about your mishap. If ...Hi Michael,<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your mishap. If it were my boat I wouldn't sleeve it in Mexico unless I had no other choice. Easier to do it in the US where it's probably easier to get proper materials and you can speak the language. <br /><br />It's hard to do it well because the sleeve must match the inside of the extrusion shape fairly closely. If you do sleeve it, the sleeve sides should have a V shaped notch in it to taper the stress concentration out. A rolled section of alum. plate each side of the boom will do it. Cut out the bend and leave the edges very square so they butt into each other perfectly.<br /><br />Here is a very good thread about how to do a mast sleeve (same as a boom)<br />http://briontoss.com/spartalk/showthread.php?p=2596<br /><br />Another option is to phone some local boatyards and riggers and see if they have a suitable used boom or boom extrusion in stock. As you have a loose footed mainsail it's pretty easy to just swap hardware over. Tricky bit is usually attaching the gooseneck.<br /><br />http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/ probably has lots of used extrusions.<br /><br />Now thinking about the failure mechanism - how did the boom fly across the cockpit if you had the preventer on? The preventer should be tight and if so, when the sail backwinds, the preventer just stops the boom from moving to any significant degree. It seems the preventer didn't prevent the accidental gybe?Diane, Evan, Maia and Charlie the cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607359149594812176noreply@blogger.com