Life Raft vs Boom Vang
Scott Rosenthal
Hi,
I need to replace my life raft with a new one. Currently, my raft lives in the quarter berth on a specially-built shelf. However, it keeps getting heavier every year, so I’m thinking about putting my new raft on deck. The problem is where should it go…
The ideal place for it seems to be the space between the cabin hatch and the mast. However, my boom vang will interfere with just about every raft I can find. Willow has mid-boom sheeting, added by a previous owner.
So, the two-part question:
1. Where do others keep their deck-mounted life rafts?
2. How “bad” would it be for a dedicated cruiser (not racer) to eliminate the boom vang (not preventer) with mid-boom sheeting?
Regards,
Scott
1980 B40 Willow, #110
Scott Rosenthal
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Barbara Honthumb
We keep our inflatable deflated under the staysail boom. We inflate it on the cabin roof and use the halyard winch to lower it into the water. It may take about 30 mins to unpack it and inflate it but it’s worth not having to worry about towing as we already lost it once when the d ring that the painter was attached to pulled off.
Barb Honthumb
Sirena B40 1981 # 119
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Subject: [Bristol39-40] Life Raft vs Boom Vang
Hi,
I need to replace my life raft with a new one. Currently, my raft lives in the quarter berth on a specially-built shelf. However, it keeps getting heavier every year, so I’m thinking about putting my new raft on deck. The problem is where should it go…
The ideal place for it seems to be the space between the cabin hatch and the mast. However, my boom vang will interfere with just about every raft I can find. Willow has mid-boom sheeting, added by a previous owner.
So, the two-part question:
- Where do others keep their deck-mounted life rafts?
- How “bad” would it be for a dedicated cruiser (not racer) to eliminate the boom vang (not preventer) with mid-boom sheeting?
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Dan Stadtlander
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bhonthumb
Matthew Thomson
Scott Rosenthal
Thank you all for the suggestions. I had kept mine in the quarter berth on my specialty shelf. It was very reassuring sleeping in there with my back against it. I, too, felt that by having it out of the weather, it had to be better for the raft. I wish my starboard locker had more available space, but too much “essential” gear is in there and I’m still worried about handling the weight myself. Not sure what I’m going to do, except build a full-size model with foamboard and check all the possible locations. Again, as in most boat projects, there are trade-offs in every decision.
(FYI, the Winslow liferaft I have in the quarter berth was done as a custom pack, back when they were agreeable to it. But, after they crushed a pair of glasses on one repack and then crushed an EPIRB on another repack [and then used the broken EPIRB, setting it off in a pool, which caused the USCG to contact me], I’m going to stay away from any custom packing this time.)
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Scott Rosenthal
Thank you!
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A photo of ours in a hard case.
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From: Scott Rosenthal <sc...@sltf.com>
Date: 3/28/21 12:12 PM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: RE: [Bristol39-40] Life Raft vs Boom Vang
Thank you all for the suggestions. I had kept mine in the quarter berth on my specialty shelf. It was very reassuring sleeping in there with my back against it. I, too, felt that by having it out of the weather, it had to be better for the raft. I wish my starboard locker had more available space, but too much “essential” gear is in there and I’m still worried about handling the weight myself. Not sure what I’m going to do, except build a full-size model with foamboard and check all the possible locations. Again, as in most boat projects, there are trade-offs in every decision.
(FYI, the Winslow liferaft I have in the quarter berth was done as a custom pack, back when they were agreeable to it. But, after they crushed a pair of glasses on one repack and then crushed an EPIRB on another repack [and then used the broken EPIRB, setting it off in a pool, which caused the USCG to contact me], I’m going to stay away from any custom packing this time.)
Scott
1980 B40 Willow, #110
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