[C320-list] Moving Main Sheet position on boom

[Paul Rickman]

Brad, 
 
I accomplished the same thing, without moving the attachment point. Just add 
another Shackle, by doing this it moves the main sheet foreward. Try it, you'll 
like it.
 
Paul
Affinity 657
Bay Bridge Marina
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
 

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 From: Brad Kuether <bkuether at comcast.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2012 11:14 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Moving Main Sheet position on boom
  
We have bridged this topic before, but now I am actually going to pull the trigger on this....

I want to move the rear most main sheet attachment on the boom forward.  I have two options and want to hear any recommendations for or against them.

Option 1 - "Flip" the attachment point, so I only have to drill one new hole.  Essentially moving it forward the entire length of the attachment.

Option 2 - Move it forward by half the length, drilling two new holes, which will surround the forward hole and cover it up when I am done.

I don't have an engineering degree.  Is option 2 "dangerous" because now I have 4 holes in the boom fairly close together?

Thoughts?

Thanks so much in advance!!!!

-Brad, Mary, Monica, and Jarod
"Independence"
2004 Catalina 320 Hull 1006
Middle River, MD