[creelclmsn]

I stepped the mast for the first time on our new to us Venture 21 and after hooking up the boom it seems alittle low. My question is can you raise it? After we raised the main sail we realized there is a bit of slack in it... Is that normal when yard yachting? (aka not on water and making sure everything works properly) or should the sail have tension in it? If I raise the boom it will have more slack in it than before is that ok? Please let me know.

 

[creelclmsn]

No one knows if you can raise the boom up? I find this hard to believe!!! You guys are such a great source of information on every topic I have had!!!! Don't fail me now guys

 

[Minnesail]

From the drawing here VENTURE 21 it looks like the boat has a low boom.

My boat is a similar size and vintage and the gooseneck on my boom slides up and down the sailtrack on the mast. It has little screw-in stops to keep it in place.

 

[creelclmsn]

Mine is even lower than that... Is the slack in the Main sail ok or no?

 

[Mark1977]

No one knows if you can raise the boom up? I find this hard to believe!!! You guys are such a great source of information on every topic I have had!!!! Don't fail me now guys

Pics. would help allot.

 

[Minnesail]

Mine is even lower than that... Is the slack in the Main sail ok or no?

Slack in life is good. I've got slack.

Slack in a sail is bad. Something needs to be fixed.

 

[creelclmsn]

Ok but I am talking about with no wind, sitting in the drive way should there be a bit of slack in the sail?

 

[Mr. Bubs]

Do you have a photo? A direct side view would be helpful. You may have the rake (angle) of the mast wrong.

 

[Donna_F]

If there's absolutely no wind, the sails will be slack because there isn't any wind to fill them. Like they'll look if you point directly upwind on the water.

 

[creelclmsn]

I would post pics but it wont let me

 

[creelclmsn]

YES THE RAKE ANGLE!!!! How do I figure out what that is?

 

[Mr. Bubs]

send me the photos mr.bubblehead_at_gmail_dot_com

 

[Minnesail]

It's hard to tell without photos, but it sounds like creel is describing the luff having slack in it. That shouldn't be.

 

[creelclmsn]

send me the photos mr.bubblehead_at_gmail_dot_com

Just sent the photos

 

[Mr. Bubs]

I was hoping for a side view, but it appears that the mast is raked too far aft.

 

[eherlihy]

I would post pics but it wont let me

Posting pics directly to SN has NEVER worked....

Post photos to flickr, photobucket, snapfish, youtube, whatever image hosting service you like, and then post a LINK here with a "

" after, and life is good... or at least better.