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Sailing question: On a Catalina 27, if you had a choice between a loose-footed main and a boltrope main (where it is attached for the full length of the boom), which would you prefer? (phpc.social)

submitted 2 months ago by kboyd@phpc.social to c/sailing@lemmy.world

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@sailing Sailing question: On a Catalina 27, if you had a choice between a loose-footed main and a boltrope main (where it is attached for the full length of the boom), which would you prefer?

And how much work would it be to convert a boltrope boom to a loose-footed boom? (my assumption is virtually no work required, but I could be wrong)

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[–] kboyd@phpc.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@linuxguy My co-op bought an "identical" boat to the one we previously had, so we have parts for both types. The new boat has boltrope sails, but the old boat was loose-footed & the old boat's sails are slightly better condition. Trying to decide which set to sell vs which to keep.

[–] linuxguy@lemmy.gregw.us 2 points 2 months ago

Lol, not a bad position to be in. Maybe go with the better sails, everything else equal... Good luck!