EMKoper
Member II
Hello, happy start of the season to all!
Of the parts of the boat that are in constant slow-motion state of becoming broken, I offer this below photo for advice and assistance. This is a close up of the metal part at the aft end of the boom (if anyone knows the name of this part or what it is made of, please let me know ... it also holds the sheaves for the reefing system and I think the outhaul) and it shows some considerable wear on both the port/starboard side. In the photo you can see the wire line that is the topping lift and the main halyard that is supporting the boom attached to a snap hook. The wear are on this side is indicated by the red arrow but you can see the wear on the opposite side through the snap hook.
I presume this is caused by 30 years of wear of the boom against the wire topping lift or the snap hook while at the dock ... or ... the potential that a PO regularly kept tension on the topping lift during sail which forced the wear. The first seems like the forces while at rest are random and not so rough at that location on the part. The second seems like it would be lots of sailing with the topping lift under tension (and they sailed to the same to port as starboard it seems, since the wear is even on each side)
What do you think caused such wear?
Has anyone had such an issue?
How did you resolve it/repair it or give it a new surface to wear?
I am cringing at the potential cost of a new machined part ... I am doubting I'll find one of these on a shelf anywhere. Were Ericson mid-80's booms common with any other boat type that i might widen my search for a replacement?
Of the parts of the boat that are in constant slow-motion state of becoming broken, I offer this below photo for advice and assistance. This is a close up of the metal part at the aft end of the boom (if anyone knows the name of this part or what it is made of, please let me know ... it also holds the sheaves for the reefing system and I think the outhaul) and it shows some considerable wear on both the port/starboard side. In the photo you can see the wire line that is the topping lift and the main halyard that is supporting the boom attached to a snap hook. The wear are on this side is indicated by the red arrow but you can see the wear on the opposite side through the snap hook.
I presume this is caused by 30 years of wear of the boom against the wire topping lift or the snap hook while at the dock ... or ... the potential that a PO regularly kept tension on the topping lift during sail which forced the wear. The first seems like the forces while at rest are random and not so rough at that location on the part. The second seems like it would be lots of sailing with the topping lift under tension (and they sailed to the same to port as starboard it seems, since the wear is even on each side)
What do you think caused such wear?
Has anyone had such an issue?
How did you resolve it/repair it or give it a new surface to wear?
I am cringing at the potential cost of a new machined part ... I am doubting I'll find one of these on a shelf anywhere. Were Ericson mid-80's booms common with any other boat type that i might widen my search for a replacement?