Hi all..
i've been saving my penny's ,and am ready to buy a carbon boom
i have had my naish carbon boom for 10 years now ,and time to renew ,
i will sell it off .
I have been looking at the chinooks ,very nice ,any others I should look at .

FNQBilly said..
I would add a Severne Enigma to the shopping list or at least look at it as an option.

I like mine... but wouldn't want to seen to be Brand Pimping.

reposting from the past:
The German magazine SURF tested a bunch of alu and carbon booms in 2011. They measured the force needed to pull the boomarms apart.

Force measured in N/mm (higher numbers means a stiffer boom). All booms tested in 180-240 range.

Looking at the numbers the carbon tail of a NP X6 doesn't add any stiffnes compared to other alu booms. Also the cheapest carbon booms are barely stiffer than the stiffest alu booms.

Below are the test result directly from the magazine.

Brand and type of boom / force needed at 10 cm extension / force needed at 44 cm extension

ALU
Aeron OS Slalom / 32 / 25
Aeron V-Grip / 31 / 19
AL360 Ergal / 26 / 22
Gun Expert / 24 / 19
NP X3 / 27 / 22
NP X6 hybrid / 28 / 23
North Sails Gold / 26 / 21
North Sails Silver / 22 / 21
Prolimit Assault V-grip / 31 / 25
Severne Race / 30 / 24
Unifiber Universal / 19 / 17
Unifiber RDG / 18 / 15

CARBON
Gun Select / 35 / 29
Prolimit RDG Team / 39 / 27
Gaastra Blue / 44 / 34
NP X9 / 46 / 39
AL 360 / 60 / 49
North Sails Platinum / 65 / 60
Severne Enigma / 71 / 56

Personally I own the Prolimit carbon booms, my supplier in Greece has them really cheap and I have been very happy.
One is 2016 180-240 for my freerace gear (Ka Koncepts and Koyotes) and the other is for the small gear 140-160.
(I am light, my biggest sail is 7.5)

I tried couple of times on clubs Enigma and the X9, haven't really noticed any significant difference.
I guess on bigger sizes it does really matter a stiffer boom especially on jibes, going full power on a big sail, a cheap Alu or carbon boom feels like holding a flexing rope.

Suggest you expand your list and then narrow down your shortlist based on your preferred:
a) boom curve
b) diameter
c) availability (as for some brands you might need to wait 6+ months for availability)
d) maybe also price as they could vary in price by $500+ if that is a factor for you

Then let us know your shortlist .. or is your final shortlist NP, Gun, Goya?

wind012 said..
Suggest you expand your list and then narrow down your shortlist based on your preferred:
a) boom curve
b) diameter
c) availability (as for some brands you might need to wait 6+ months for availability)
d) maybe also price as they could vary in price by $500+ if that is a factor for you

Then let us know your shortlist .. or is your final shortlist NP, Gun, Goya?

Here's my short list .

chinook 180-246 $1169.

neilpryde $ .1495

Waveinn said.

Here's my short list .

chinook 180-246 $1169.

neilpryde $ .1495

They're both good quality products, so you can't go wrong. I'm sure you'll find people with positive feedback on both. And unfortunately we're not likely to get any reliable data with stiffness and strength.

Personally, I would choose the NP on a subjective basis due to:
a) always had a great reputation for quality
b) I like the brand
c) quality of the head and tail visually to me looks better
d) price doesn't affect my decision too much

Others will love the Chinook, all good.

Hopefully you can find a NP retailer and get some extra discount off RRP.

Enjoy whichever one you choose.

I just scored a NP RSX carbon boom 226-266. Not normally a NP supporter. Totally stoked n amazed how much better Carbon is than alloy boom. Like WOW !!! Every pump, every gust is converted into forward drive. Girlfriend? What girlfriend? Im in love with another..

Does anyone currently make a carbon boom at 160-210. But that is at least 44cm wide inside at the front for my small slalom and speed sails, and with a adjustable outhaul compatible rear end. Preferably more old school bend shape than the really narrow C shapes. All the short booms I have found are made for wave sailing and a way too narrow for what I need!

There are some Slalom booms that might fit the bill at min length 180, but they won't go short enough. Can they be successfully shortened (cut 20-25cm off the rear of the main tubes)

Waveinn said..
Here's my short list .

chinook 180-246 $1169.

neilpryde $ .1495

Chinook would have been on top of my list until recently, but then we had a 2 year old Chinook carbon boom 180-246 break (without any crash worth remembering), and a couple of months later after that a Chinook 90% RDM 400 mast broke just sailing along. Maybe just bad luck, but the broken mast will be replaced with a different brand. It actually felt rather solid (read: significantly heavier) compared to a couple of RDM masts from other brands that have seen more usage without breaking.

Also consider that some booms come with adjustable outhaul in the package, while others you need to buy separately for $150ish. Can make the cheaper booms not quite so cheap.

Thanks Tardy. The Chinook 160-226 looks like it fits the bill. The website shows a video of the new loop and go outhaul, but no pulleys. The actual pictures show a pulley each side of loop/go fitting.

I will check oy that Severne boom as well. I like that it is slightly wider. Thanks Remery. Enjoy you flight.

Edit. Where did you find that Enigma boom inside measuremen Remery? I cant find it on their website.

This photo perfectly illustrates why the small wave booms are useless for smaller speed sails, as great as they might be for wave sailing:

sailquik , the starboard flight booms look just the ticket for deep profiled small boomed sails

sailquik said..
Thanks Tardy. The Chinook 160-226 looks like it fits the bill. The website shows a video of the new loop and go outhaul, but no pulleys. The actual pictures show a pulley each side of loop/go fitting.

I will check oy that Severne boom as well. I like that it is slightly wider. Thanks Remery. Enjoy you flight.

Edit. Where did you find that Enigma boom inside measuremen Remery? I cant find it on their website.

This photo perfectly illustrates why the small wave booms are useless for smaller speed sails, as great as they might be for wave sailing:

Just replaced my previous Enigma 170-220 boom after about 10000km with a 160-210. Does my 7 m to 5.6 race sails.
2018 on special.

i just brought another NAISH CB ,HAD 9 1/2 YEARS , out of my last one , just a bit loose ,
i got a 180-240 .

if you put it near a severne ...ha ..they look the same

windgenuity .

. my largest sail is 236 ..
did look at duo tone s ,but I 've had a bad run with north booms ..
Tardy s naish at 180-240 ,will fit ..
the severne looks very nice .
need to go look at them in the flesh .

kato said..
I like most of my Severne boom, stiff with easy adjustment. But the adapter for RDM,s is crap. My previous boom the adapter clipped into the head and stayed in place. The Severne one is like an after thought by the designer.

I think they now have an alternative head for RDM, well mine is anyway. I wonder if the elongated holes on some Severne booms were the earlier ones with only one button.