Boom Brakes, what are they, how do you use one

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Sailing Vagabond Epicurean

8 жыл бұрын

Boom Brakes, what do they do how do you use them
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@branni6538 6 ай бұрын

Essentially a figure eight that's used in abseiling.

@bobgaysummerland 3 жыл бұрын

The second guy didn’t spill his drink…but yes these are a very good idea.

@hygeia2536 5 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation of how these work.

@VagabondEpicurean 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@ParrotSailor 8 жыл бұрын

Dom I would make up soft shackles and stropes instead of using hardward. You have a bad lead on that block

@honeybees1 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@williesijdevander5514 6 жыл бұрын

where can I buy theese boom brakes ?

@vidadepuerto Жыл бұрын

great explanation!

@VagabondEpicurean Жыл бұрын

thanks and thanks for watching

@andvil01 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe I will use my climbers repelling figure 8 on my small boat.

@malchugan2469 Жыл бұрын

Where is wind??

@ajax1137 6 жыл бұрын

Every video I've seen for these, shows them being tested in 5kts of breeze. Totally unrealistic. I bought one and did several test gybes in 10-12 knots of breeze and it's a complete waste of money. It utterly failed to slow the boom down at all unless I kept the line snugged tight in which case the boom brake became a "preventer" which simply prevented the gybe entirely. I should have bought the Wichard Gybe Easy boom brake.

@slo007 3 ай бұрын

Did you upgrade in the end? How did it work out?

@ajax1137 3 ай бұрын

@slo007 in the end, what made it work better was the aging of the line in the elements so that it wasn't so slick. Repositioning the line forward a bit also helped a little.

@arkadybron1994 2 ай бұрын

Or you can buy a climbers descendeur for a fraction of the price and made from a more reliable material.

@VagabondEpicurean 2 ай бұрын

true, thank you for watching

@liamstone3437 7 күн бұрын

I just bought one (a descender for $7). Yes it costs less but it is smaller in size. But then my boat is only 15 feet so I am sure the 3500 kg rating is enough and it is made of aluminum. The Stainless steel boom brake would certainly be stronger and if I were on my dream boat (30 foot cutter) I would not hesitate to spend $60 for it. In any case the info here is useful.