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.
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 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.
Essentially a figure eight that's used in abseiling.
Thank you.
Nice explanation of how these work.
thank you
Dom I would make up soft shackles and stropes instead of using hardward. You have a bad lead on that block
great explanation!
thanks and thanks for watching
where can I buy theese boom brakes ?
The second guy didn’t spill his drink…but yes these are a very good idea.
Where is wind??
Maybe I will use my climbers repelling figure 8 on my small boat.
Or you can buy a climbers descendeur for a fraction of the price and made from a more reliable material.
true, thank you for watching
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.
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.
Did you upgrade in the end? How did it work out?
@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.
You could have done a better job of showing how the line was rigged.
Hello Edward,
sorry I will keep this in mind for other videos. tks for watching.