BF Boom Safety

lewy2001 wrote: Once again thanks Tim your explanation of the contour booms clears it up perfectly. Would love to check that sweet looking 90 of yours out sure you won't bring it to Green Lake.

No problem! I dont think the '90 is up for the trip... mostly due to the POS trailer that needs a full restore. Hopefully Ill get to it next year!

quinner wrote: Lewy, If you do need BI parts if I remember correctly they are in Milwaukee, perhaps you could just pick them up while there if possible, or have them shipped to one of us in the states and we can hand them off in Green Lake.

Quinner, FWIW- I called BI a week ago and they said they don't sell direct. Not sure if that is a new policy for them.
They directed me to a local gear shop and provided the part number.

-Brad

Here's a little twist on the BI booms, I have a contour boom on my 81 which you would typically use a straight boom on. I actually mount the contour to the FRONT to get the footer forward away from the spray.   Between that and the 18" extension it gets you up and away pretty good for these old nautiques. I believe the 2001 windshield would allow you to mount a contour in the same fashion as my 81.

What side spray?

No I haven't but I don't think it's going to be a problem for you, atleast not to that ^^^^ level. We now have the 18" extension which definitely helps.

Riley wrote: Damn, Hollywood that spray looks like it'll kill you. Have you ever BF on a Malibu Sportster? How's their spray?

No spray issues on the Sporty.

Thanks for posting that video Hollywood. The side spray from the 2001 is brutal in that video. Will get a good look at yours at Green Lake which will be a bonus.
Tim are you going to the reunion? I got a email today from a fellow in Perth Australia who is sending me some parts to hand deliver to you at GL.

Lewy, if by chance I dont make it, please pass them off to Hollywood- Ill grab them from him eventually. As it sits right now, I do believe Ill be picking them up in person, though.

harddock wrote: Not to hijack this thread but TR How do you like your wake board pole? Did you have a zipper door cut into your bimini?

I love my Fly High- I turned all my footin buddies onto them. Very solid, well built pieces. Love the upwards pull! Mine came with my '90 when I bought it and the bim just has slits cut (and folded over and sewn down) in front and rear for the pole/cables. Works great.

I setup my boom on the boat today and ran into a few problems. I picked up a second hand boom clamp from Dave Peters who was parting out a BFN (thanks Dave). Purchased the height adjuster from BI and fabricated the part of the boom that bolts to the clamp.




I will get a Aluminium one fabricated when I see what works best straight or contour. I made my test one from 4mm wall steam pipe. The outer part of the boom I have Tim identified as a Cassad is 1800mm (6') so I made the inner boom the same length. I have 2400mm (8') of the boom protruding from the edge of the boat. I still seem to have a lot of slack in the boom wires.



Is this because the boom needs to be longer? Can someone with a boom fitted measure their inner & outer boom lengths please? The cables have adjustment in them but no where near enough.

Make sure that nobody in the boat has their fingers near the boom/gunnel. If you pylon has been replaced make sure the pin is in it.

TRBenj wrote: The thicker (inner) part of the boom is generally shorter than the outer part- but the extra length will help with the side spray on that hull. I doubt youre too short!

That is what I thought and the pictures of the BI straight boom seem to back that up. The only difference is maybe the length of the outer boom varies between the Cassad and BI.

Are they both 1800mm (6')?
I was hoping by making the inner section longer it would do away with the need for the extension.

One of the cables appears to be about 12" longer than the other at the bow eye attachment. I may get them both shortened a bit and that extra 12" removed also. The adjustment would only gain 4" on each cable.


Thanks for your help guys. Lakeboy you have been a inspiration.

Sorted out the cable lengths with a clamp block type setup.

I know most people just use a throw cushion on the deck to support the boom. I remember a post about this where someone come up with a nice clean solution that also dealt with the angle problem.

Being using the advanced search for over a hour now but can not find it. Does anyone remember what thread it was in?

need some advice on the boom..I have this borrowed BI boom..the one that has the s-bend in the first section..wich in my case is good as it allows to mount the clamp lower and I can use both skylon and boom at the same time....but eventually i´ll have to return it to the owner...
now there is one available on the local ebay at a resonable price here about $150..wich is correct considering not much of those are available..only thing it is the one that is straight, like the pictures on lewys post..so someknows if its posible to mount this one and mount the skylon at the same time?

damn!!! i´m screwed...that part is hard to come here..have that sent from the US will cost as much as the whole used boom...
any advice on alloys in case i can have it machined? but I gues it will cost also some money to do so...gee