Steve McCarthy @ Hogin Sails in alameda has made me a number of mast
"condoms" over the years. If you don't want to dive for one that I have
lost off the dock at TI he can probably make you a new one. He uses a
stiffer dacron that does a great job of preventing snags.
Pete
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Al Sargent <asargent at stanfordalumni.org>wrote:
> Do you mean the sleeve that keeps the jib sheets from catching on the
> halyard cleats? If so, I recommend the V15 Stiff Carbon Mast Boot Wrap:
>http://www.apsltd.com/p-7575-v15-stiff-carbon-mast-boot-wrap.aspx>> It is made of thicker material that prevents the jib sheets from catching
> on the cleats. Taking this further, I cut up a plastic laundry detergent
> bottle and stuck it inside the mast boot, using sail repair tape, so that
> there's no chance of the sheets getting caught on cleats.
>> --
>> Regarding keeping the boom from scratching, your boom should have a bit of
> plastic that keeps it from chafing the gelcoat too badly. If that's
> missing, you can contact Svendsen's, APS or West Coast sailing to see if
> you can sell you a new one.
>> Additionally, you can slip a beer cozy on the end of your boom when you're
> done sailing...
>> Best regards,
>> Al
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> > Need to purchase a mast-up cover for my new (to me) V15. I've seen
> several
> > different versions, and would love feedback from current owners on which
> > they like best, what they like / don't like about their current cover.
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> > I'd prefer the type that leaves the boom on.
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> > And speaking of which, I had another question on what people are doing to
> > help keep the boom from scratching the deck when the main is down.
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> > Thanks!
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