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Bent laser boom

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Topic: Bent laser boom

Posted By: Andyking
Subject: Bent laser boom
Date 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.

Please
Anyone?

Replies:

Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 3:07pm

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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Posted By: Andyking
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 3:16pm

Ouch :/
Got a few pictures
dont show the bend very good
upload in a sec

Posted By: Andyking
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 3:27pm

images
it is worse that it looks
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http://img156.imageshack.us/i/dsc00012im.jpg/
unable to post them

Posted By: sten
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 4:19pm

if you have a broken top section you can make a boom with it

Posted By: Andyking
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 4:25pm

just gunna have to buy new one :( if no one has any ideas

Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 4:26pm

top section isn't sleeved though and I thought a laser boom
was sleeved until past the kicker connection.

Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 4:29pm

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

Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 4:59pm

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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Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 8:43pm

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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Posted By: Andyking
Date Posted: 02 Jun 10 at 10:35pm

Nick A
Thats the problem, i have a little pices of quite stiff
cloth for the sheet to run through, so it dosnt droop. the
last time i went sailing was in 20+knots and i got the
buoyancy aid cought on it a few times. This caused to me
capsizes on a number of occasions. whitch is why i am now
lookin for a way to straighten it up.
the bend is more extreame with the vang tentions
And i know its not because im not agile, im 15 and play
rugby or a regular basis

Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 03 Jun 10 at 9:31am

Originally posted by Neptune

top section isn't sleeved though and I thought a laser boom
was sleeved until past the kicker connection.

Yes, you can salvage the inner sleeve from the old boom (should still be servicable).