Accessoire: Un témoignage constructif sur le soutien de bôme rigide
Un extrait de nos discussions hors site avec Rob, le régatier du Bristol Channel, au sujet du “boomstrut”, soit le soutien de bôme rigide équipant son Sun 2000. Ayant repéré cet accessoire sur ses photos, je lui ai demandé son retour d’expérience sur le sujetbôme:
“I like the Barton strut. It’s one thing less to think about when sailing singlehanded (no topping lift), it holds the boom up and it bends when you tighten the kicking strap. I suppose there’s less windage too.
Minor disadvantages are –
1. If you want to leave the outboard end of the boom down in the cockpit when on the mooring, you have to lift it up first to disengage the strut before lowering the boom down. Not too difficult – but I always leave the boom in position, and tie a rope from the corners of the pushpit to the boom to minimise strain on the gooseneck fitting in gales..
2. When lowering the mast you must move the fitting at the mast foot up (easy to do with an Allen key), or it fouls the deck, and you can’t disconnect the pin. “
Formidable! Voilà exactement le type de témoignage que je recherche avant de choisir un produit qui m’intéresse. Merci Rob!
Pour en revenir à cet accessoire intéressant, les prix tournent autour de 250 à 300 euros pour un bateau de 6 à 7m50. On trouve çà chez tous les Ships du marché, par exemple ici...


Le Mercredi 3 décembre 2008 à 22:40
J’ai longtemps pensé au Barton strut moi même, mais je me demande: 1.-Quelle taille? est-ce mieux monter la plus petite ou la plus grande taille par rapport a la LHT du sun2k? (je fais référence aux tailles vues en suivant le link vu dans votre commentaire) Peut-on monter l’extrémité au pied de mat un peu haute (histoire de ne pas avoir des problèmes en démâtant)
I’ve been thinking about a Barton strut myself for a long tiime, but I ask myself whether it’s better to mount the smaller or the bigger size for the sun2k’s LOA Can one mount the mast fitting a bit higher than yours, Rob, to avoid problems when unstepping the mast?
Merci thanks
Le Dimanche 7 décembre 2008 à 20:14
Hi Lorenzo. Sorry for delay in replying - I’ve only just seen your question.
I went for the smallest size of Barton strut, and still had to cut the white bars down a bit to fit (very easy to do with a hacksaw). I guess it would still work if you fitted the mast fitting a bit higher and cut the white bars a bit shorter, but you’d need to experiment. However, it isn’t difficult to move the mast fitting up the mast track a few inches before taking the mast down - as long as you remember to do so.
On Fatpants Tony went for the next size up, but it just meant he had to shorten the white bars more. He also cut a piece out of the mast track to get the fitting on the mast foot into place. I didn’t find that necessary - dropping it down the track and connecting up the screws was possible without much difficulty.
I hope this helps.
Le Lundi 8 décembre 2008 à 20:08
Enormous thanks, Rob. Now THIS is the typical skipper to skipper help I so much like this site for… As soon as I source the money I’ll gift myself the strut, all my doubts assuaged and knowing what plusses or minuses to expect… wonderful.
I would imagine that the “cutting down a bit” part means you follow mounting instructions to obtain a 45º angle for the kicker or something similar, as determined by the boom height and that this also implies a mounting distance on the boom? Do you rivet?
Te remercie énormément, Rob, voyons, CECI est le type de skipper a skipper aide pour lesquelles ce site ma plaît tellement… aussitôt que je trouve les soldes je m’en ferais cadeau du strut, toutes mes doutes soulagées et sachant quoi de bon et quoi de moins bon espérer… merveilleux.
J’imaginerais que la part “couper un petit morceau” veut dire que on suit les instructions de montage pour obtenir un angle de 45º pour le kicker ou quelque chose de pareil selon la hauteur de la bôme, et que ceci détermine aussi la distance de montage a la bôme? Tu rivettes?
Merci encore
Lorenzo
Le Jeudi 11 décembre 2008 à 18:22
Hi Lorenzo
Glad to help!
You could rivet, I guess, but I used self tapping screws, having first put some inhibitor in place (can’t remember what it’s called!) to prevent reaction of steel and aluminium.
Main thing is not to cut the white bars till you’re sure you’ve decided on the optimum position.
It sounds like a good Christmas present!
Regards
Rob