This is a quite timely conversation for me, as I've recently replaced the mast and boom on my M15. My old mast had the boom fixed, but the new mast has the sailfeed opening very low. I was considering using a floating boom so I don't have to cut another, higher opening for the sail above a fixed boom. David, you mention that you like the fixed boom more. Why is that? Clearly, it's worth it to you to go fixed boom... Daniel, it seems like you like your floating boom. Why? Also, does anyone have a picture of a floating boom gooseneck on their M15? It'd be great to see what one looks like. Thus far I've been envisioning a slug attached to 1/2 of the gooseneck that would ride up and down the sail slot. The stop is something I overlooked! Thanks to all for any pro/con discussion on fixed vs floating boom. I've done some reading on it and it seems to be a matter of preference... Really, I just need to make a decision on whether or not to cut a new hole in the mast to feed the sail. Good stuff! Thanks all! Chris M15 Persephone On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
I definitely have a setup that works now with a 2-1, and no need to tension the main halyard again. I have a cunningham, and usually use that for tensioning the luff. I have my reefing set up well, and it works well. I am going to change my outhaul to be more adjustable.
Daniel On Nov 16, 2013, at 7:22 PM, GARY M HYDE <gmhyde1@mac.com> wrote:
Dan: If you have a slug mainsail jus tie a short loop of cord thru the fwd reef grommet. You can stand up and pull the fwd part of the sail down and hook the loop on you mast cleat, then re-tension the main halyard. For the aft reef grommet, run a line from the aft part of the boom up thru the grommet, back down to a block on the other side of the aft end of the boom and fwd to a cleat that is easily reached from your position while tensioning the halyard.
G M Hyde Sent from my iPad-Mini
On Nov 16, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> wrote:
Montypals:
I am doing some re-rigging of M15 Kestrel. Just received my sails from JudyB and Hyde a few weeks ago. Sadly, the jib is too big! So, it is being remade. Just one of those things.
In any event, I am going to set up a 3-1 outhaul per a previous photo supplied by one of you guys. Looks good.
But I am grappling with the best way to set up a better downhaul. My current setup is a 2-1 going only through the cunningham. Basically there is an eyestrap on one side of the mast, and the line goes from there up through the cringle, and then down to a jam cleat. Not a very nice setup, and the thing is too high anyway so the purchase is not good. I want to get perhaps 4-1, but don’t want to lead it aft. I am just having a hard time visualizing the thing. A cascading system would work I think, but I just have a hard time understanding the geometry. Furthermore, easy rigging and derigging is a must. I want to use the downhaul instead, since there is a ring on my floating gooseneck for that purpose, and that should work as well or better than the cunningham. I will mount much lower on the mast. Any ideas here??
-- Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel"
-- Chris