The rigger trick: Make your own boom-brake.

The rigger trick: Make your own boom-brake.
If you haven't had the time and money to buy an expensive and advanced boom-brake, you can easily make one yourself:
With a simple 8 shape descender (available in climbing equipment stores) you can mount an effective boom-brake that slows down an involuntary jibe when sailing downwind. The rope is mounted on each side by the shrouds and goes through the 8 shape - and thereby taking the power out of the jibe, and prevents damage to the boom and shrouds by accidental gybes with great force.
The video shows the principle demonstrated on a Swan55.
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Riggerens tricks: Lav din egen bom-bremse.
Har du ikke lige fået købt en dyr og avanceret bom-bremse, kan du sagtens lave en selv:
Med en simpel 8-tals rebbremse (kan fås i klatreudstyrs-butikker) kan du montere en effektiv bom-bremse, der bremser en ufrivillig bomning når du sejler læns. Tovet monteres i hver side ved vanterne og går gennem 8-tallet - som dermed tager kraften ud af bomningen, og forhindrer skader på bom og vanter ved pludselige bomninger med stor kraft.
I videoen ses princippet demonstreret på en Swan55.

[@marcrodriguez2884]

I found one of these in an old tool box of mine and was thinking of doing the same thing....I also have a "regular" boom brake but it's huge compared to this. Thanks for reinforcing the idea - seems like it works pretty well. I'll have to make some tests of the two...

[@RiggerneDk]

You're welcome! Great you could use it :) Best regards Louise / Riggerne

[@HP-qj4gz]

Great demonstration. A real life and rig saver!

[@gravyau]

Nice!

[@mangore623]

Brilliant!

[@stevepeterson5943]

Ohhhh, i see. That's awesome, did you think of that?

[@danlow3665]

Simple.

[@AI-Consultant]

so a boom brake just slows down the whip of the boom arm flying so it doesn't knock someone inthe head or off the boat unexpectadtely ?

[@rorymacintosh6691]

Correct! The boom break does not stop the boom from coming over but it reduces the speed and shock loading so chances of injury or breakage are reduced.