11 Feb
2003
11 Feb
'03
4:11 p.m.
As for the boom bale, I've never installed one but all of them that I've seen were pop-riveted on:
Probably fine. But it might even be less work to run a bolt right through from one side to the other, preferably with a sleeve between the bolt and the boom. That's the arrangement that I have on Dolphin.
A sunbrella cover that I will hoist up to the head of the mast to cover my furled genoa
I wonder if it would be easier to sew a cover along the luff of the sail so that it covers itself as it rolls up. Giles Morris Arlington VA Montgomery 15 "Umiaq" Vancouver 25 "Dolphin" Miscellaneous small craft