Bungo Pete
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I have seen a few threads started regarding the above mentioned subject, and I thought I'd add a few pictures to help those who might be new to this type of repair.
Last summer, when I started sailing my 1979 Laser, I was so anxoius to get it in the water, I really didn't care what kind of shape the boom was in. This was no such a great idea as the vang key sleeve popped off during the first heavy air day. I also noticed that the eye strap rivets were pulling out. I managed to get through the season and in February started the rehab. This entailed through bolting the eyestraps, and putting on new blocks. When I was done, I also did similar repairs to a friend's boom.
I haven't finished uploading and resizing all of the pix, so I will put them up a few at a time. Enjoy.
This shot shows the rivet pulling out of the boom after many years of hard use.
The next shots show what it looks like after the rivets have been drilled out of the eyestrap and one of the endcaps. Note that you need a 3/16" twist drill (that would be 4.80mm for those of you who speak metric).
The next post will show how to get the endcaps off.
Last summer, when I started sailing my 1979 Laser, I was so anxoius to get it in the water, I really didn't care what kind of shape the boom was in. This was no such a great idea as the vang key sleeve popped off during the first heavy air day. I also noticed that the eye strap rivets were pulling out. I managed to get through the season and in February started the rehab. This entailed through bolting the eyestraps, and putting on new blocks. When I was done, I also did similar repairs to a friend's boom.
I haven't finished uploading and resizing all of the pix, so I will put them up a few at a time. Enjoy.
This shot shows the rivet pulling out of the boom after many years of hard use.
The next shots show what it looks like after the rivets have been drilled out of the eyestrap and one of the endcaps. Note that you need a 3/16" twist drill (that would be 4.80mm for those of you who speak metric).
The next post will show how to get the endcaps off.