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    Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 2:39pm
How do i go about straighten it.
A few friends at the clue said i should try to straighten
it as it will likely break.
Any help is appreciated.

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Depends how bent it is, but i would suggest if its noticable its probably buggered.  I doubt tuing the boom upsidedown would help as you would have to drill more holes and this would weaken it further.
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Ouch :/
Got a few pictures
dont show the bend very good
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images
it is worse that it looks
http://img155.imageshack.us/i/dsc00016en.jpg/
http://img44.imageshack.us/i/dsc00015q.jpg/
http://img155.imageshack.us/i/dsc00014jc.jpg/
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http://img156.imageshack.us/i/dsc00012im.jpg/
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if you have a broken top section you can make a boom with it
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just gunna have to buy new one :( if no one has any ideas
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top section isn't sleeved though and I thought a laser boom
was sleeved until past the kicker connection.
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looks like a small vertical bend...can you not straighten
it like you would a top mast? make sure you pad the
fulcrum and don't expect it to last much beyond the next
windy sail though
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don't you rebend a top section by turning it round?  It usually bends itself back.  Not sure you can do this with a boom as it has fittings drileld and riveted all over and redrilling will weaken the boom further.  Sorry to say i suspect you are in the market for a replacement. 
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Really doesn't look that bad.  Unless you're planning on getting into the olympic team, it's just a matter of ducking down a bit lower on tacks and gybes isn't it?
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