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Old 10-18-2013, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by sastanley View Post
Ed, this is especially true on a C-30..the engine is almost amid-ships in front of the campanionway stairs. If you go look at one around your marina, and it has a mid-boom sheeting/traveler arrangement, it is just about directly under the traveler. I suspect Val will encounter two hurdles that need some thought..
#1 - the boom will be too low to swing the engine clear of the cabin..most C-30's of our vintage have the gooseneck on a track..Val, my boat has the gooseneck pinned all the way up so it doesn't slam when you drop the sail. Does yours move? You'd probably want it all the way up for this maneuver to give you more clearance between cabin & boom.
#2 - the engine will be too close to the mast to swing over the side of the boat, as you mentioned.

Both of these can be easily overcome with a little engineering.
I have that gooseneck vertical traveler for the boom on the mast i am just not sure if there's anyway to secure it in the up position.

Will report back to everyone after the weekend how all went. I already got great many tips.

Val
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