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Deborah
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Initially Posted - 06/05/2017 :  14:46:32  Show Profile
how high should the boom be from the cockpit floor on a 25 tall rig?
1985 Catalina 25 Fin Keel #5160
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Spring Grove, IL

Voyager
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Response Posted - 06/05/2017 :  15:59:09  Show Profile
I usually go by the sail. If the bolt rope is inserted into the boom track and I raise the sail all the way up, then harden the Cunningham or downhaul, then that's the boom height I go with.

If there's some slack (6-8" of play between sail all the way up and boom down), my preference is to go with max sail height because (1) there's more wind higher up and (2) you reduce the likelihood of getting bonked by an accidental gybe.

This configuration is more prone to heeling but not by much.
Bruce Ross
Passage ~ SR-FK ~ C25 #5032

Port Captain — Milford, CT
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HerdOfTurtles
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Response Posted - 06/06/2017 :  09:11:03  Show Profile  Visit HerdOfTurtles's Homepage
I would also go by the sail. Though if your sail is very short you may be limited in how high you can get the boom based on where the mast gate is.
1978 Standard Rig
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michael.j.wenger
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Response Posted - 06/06/2017 :  11:01:49  Show Profile
Some info that might be potentially helpful:

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=407
Michael Wenger
Norman OK (Lake Thunderbird)
"Sea of Tea" (SK/TR)
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 06/06/2017 :  11:19:20  Show Profile
I've been on tall rigs only a couple of times, and from what I remember when standing, the boom was at about the level of my jaw. (I'm 5'9")
That's one reason why I appreciated my standard rig--it was a foot higher.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
Edited by - Stinkpotter on 06/06/2017 11:20:07
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fredj
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Response Posted - 06/14/2017 :  14:31:49  Show Profile
According to the info I have for my tall rig (88 model - my boom is fixed), compared to a standard rig the boom is 1' lower and the peak of the sail is 1' taller. This means that fitting a reasonable height bimini to a tall rig is difficult at best.
Fred Joyal
Marquette, MI
88 C25-WKTM
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stang9150
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Response Posted - 06/14/2017 :  14:41:12  Show Profile
36 inch height on the Bimini top and use the jib car track mounts it might fit.
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