Anyone know where you can get a non-slimline carbon boom?

I bought a slalom carbon boom, but every time I use it my forearms pump up like crazy. Have no issues with my 32mm ali boom (which cost 1/4 the price). It's gotten to the stage where I'll rig a smaller sail than I should just so that I don't use that carbon slimline boom.

The trouble is that every shop I've gone into only has the slimline carbon boom because they're supposedly more ergonomic... but I find it completely the opposite. Maybe I'm just weird.

Anyone know a dealer in Perth that stocks non-slimline carbon booms with wide arms (for fat bellied slalom sails)? It has to go up to 215 cm.

Yep, just emailed you at home.

Mike

KA

stuart bell sails have cheap carbon booms $500 i think.

Hey Nebs, how about taking the boom to Paul K and get him to re-grip it over the top of the existing grip.

Thanks for the replies.

Just borrowed a KA boom from a mate and it's the same diameter as my existing carbon boom... so no joy there.

It's weird how a couple of mm can make a difference, I just measured them with some calipers - the ali boom that works well is 34mm, while the skinny carbon is 32mm. The manufacturers must state the diameter without grip or something.

If I can't find anything that's off the shelf, then perhaps a grip job and a wide tail might work? Anyone got a spare slalom carbon tailpiece? No way I'd be able to build one without it breaking

firiebob said...

Hey Neb's how about gloves ?

Yeah, Elmo can loan you a pair.

PS - get yourself an old mast extension or 40mm or 50mm dia pvc pipe (about 40cm long), drill a hole in the middle, thread a 1 metre bit of cheap rope into hole and tie off with knot in end, tie approx 4kg of weight to other end of rope and now the fun bit:
hold bar in horizontal position with hands/arms and start rolling up and back until your forearms are burning so bad it feels like they're going to explode. Ensure you do slow large rotations with your wrist and don't go too fast.

Do this daily and you'll increase sailing time in really blown out conditions without the arm pump.