Boom Preventer or Not?

[paulk]

It looks like that by double-ending the line at the boom end you could increase the "stretchiness" of the arrangement so as to help with the broaching issue. Works with shock cord for our jib lead car tackles.

[cditzen]

I''d lead them to blocks with built-in cam- cleats on each side of the rail. That way I could handle the preventor from both port/starboard, which would be nice esp. in a racing situation.

...Chris

[kimberlite]

the marion bermuda race requires a boom brake or preventer.
in the ocean you will find it is easy to jibe the main even when not running.
the vang tied to the stanchion bases is an accident waiting to happen.

they suggest a line run on either side of the boom from pad eyes on the end of the boom to cleats on either side of the boom at the gooseneck.

then a line is run from the cockpit to the bow with a block at the bow. this line is then run back to either line on the boom connected with a snap shackle.
the lines along the boom enable you to hook up the preventer even if the boom end is outboard. we always hook up the preventer offshore unless we are beating.
eric