Boom on mast storage
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:33 pm
I keep my boom with sail and cover attached to the mast.

I usually raise and lower the mast with the boom attached. I had a custom sail cover made from www.TrailerSailor.com that added zippers to the bottom to have a place to stuff the boom vang and main sheet.
Make sure you have a gooseneck connection to the mast... some older X's don't. For trips over 100 miles I usually just take the boom off and leave the sail in the cover and store it below.
Click on the WWW button below then click on Modifications to see more pictures.
Erik

I usually raise and lower the mast with the boom attached. I had a custom sail cover made from www.TrailerSailor.com that added zippers to the bottom to have a place to stuff the boom vang and main sheet.
Make sure you have a gooseneck connection to the mast... some older X's don't. For trips over 100 miles I usually just take the boom off and leave the sail in the cover and store it below.
Click on the WWW button below then click on Modifications to see more pictures.
Erik