klemsaba
Member
Crazy sailing yesterday with sustained winds around 25mph. There were a lot of Sunfish out sailing in the cove for protection. I was following my brother-in-law when he got tangled up and collided with another Sunfish. I was doing my best to avoid the crash when a gust hit and the boats rotated around and I sailed right into his mainsheet. This was the result...
I was so close to avoiding the mess but my spar snagged and then popped off his sheet and I continued sailing on while the other boats sorted out their issues. Stupid accident I should have been able to avoid. The sad part is I had the only damage from the collision!
Not happy, I decided to go sail the thing across the lake and back with my brother-in-laws and their Sunfish. Boat sailed good in the 25mph winds and waves crashing over the bow. It was the best sail this season! I'm sore today.
The crease is a concern. I think I might try to put some kind of wood dowel screwed/revited in there and flip the boom around and see what happens. Is there more stress down by the gooseneck or towards the outside?
I've done a cursory scan of past threads on bent spars and will spend some more time researching.
Any thoughts or ideas welcome.
Thanks!
I was so close to avoiding the mess but my spar snagged and then popped off his sheet and I continued sailing on while the other boats sorted out their issues. Stupid accident I should have been able to avoid. The sad part is I had the only damage from the collision!
Not happy, I decided to go sail the thing across the lake and back with my brother-in-laws and their Sunfish. Boat sailed good in the 25mph winds and waves crashing over the bow. It was the best sail this season! I'm sore today.
The crease is a concern. I think I might try to put some kind of wood dowel screwed/revited in there and flip the boom around and see what happens. Is there more stress down by the gooseneck or towards the outside?
I've done a cursory scan of past threads on bent spars and will spend some more time researching.
Any thoughts or ideas welcome.
Thanks!