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andydavis
Joined: 11 Apr 1999 Posts: 319 Location: Point Isabel
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Did you dowell it first.
If you did, it can last until the other arm breaks.
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andydavis
Joined: 11 Apr 1999 Posts: 319 Location: Point Isabel
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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was a plastic dowel in there, but it caught on fire when I tried to weld over it...I drilled it out. Let's see what happens.
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windward1
Joined: 18 Jun 2000 Posts: 1400
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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AndyDavis wrote:
"How long will it last? I'm hoping for at least two more sessions."
Are you asking about the boom or your relationship with your wife?
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windoggi
Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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I say take that sucker out way past Brooks. No problem.
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kevinkan
Joined: 07 Jun 2001 Posts: 1661 Location: San Francisco
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:45 am Post subject: |
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kevinkan wrote: | I'm guessing we will have an update on this thread in the near future. |
Maybe involving a swim, a torn sail, a nasty cut, or even an unintentional visit to a foreign land.
You've weakened both the metallurgy and the structural design of this system which was already engineered to do as much as it could within weight and cost limitations. I recommend that before you test it on the water you eat a good meal, file a flight plan with your buds and the Coast Guard, wear clean underwear, and stencil your name somewhere on your carcass.
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rigitrite
Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 520 Location: Kansas City
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:58 am Post subject: |
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I admire your resourcefulness and resolve, however, I believe this to be faulty economy. Chinook will sell you one side of the boom (one arm) complete with grip. They just bolt right on; extremely easy to fix and right back to OEM specs.
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Arrgh
Joined: 05 May 1998 Posts: 864 Location: Rio
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:20 am Post subject: Re: taking bets on my broken boom |
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andydavis wrote: |
How long will it last? I'm hoping for at least two more sessions. |
My money's on a session and a half.
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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2599 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:58 am Post subject: Re: taking bets on my broken boom |
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I'm with Windoggie on this one. In fact you should disperse some
chum on you way out for an added thrill. ;*)
-Craig
andydavis wrote: | I just drank off half a bottle of wine and welded my boom...goobed some metal on it, then welded (somewhat) a sleeve on top of the break. Didn't do too thorough a job because the plastic boom end kept catching fire and setting off the smoke alarm (which pissed off my wife). Comments?
How long will it last? I'm hoping for at least two more sessions. |
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