Boom Brakes, what are they, how do you use one

[@branni6538]

Essentially a figure eight that's used in abseiling.

[@ParrotSailor]

Dom I would make up soft shackles and stropes instead of using hardward. You have a bad lead on that block

[@bobgaysummerland]

The second guy didn’t spill his drink…but yes these are a very good idea.

[@hygeia2536]

Nice explanation of how these work.

[@VagabondEpicurean]

thank you

[@vidadepuerto]

great explanation!

[@VagabondEpicurean]

thanks and thanks for watching

[@williesijdevander5514]

where can I buy theese boom brakes ?

[@malchugan2469]

Where is wind??

[@arkadybron1994]

Or you can buy a climbers descendeur for a fraction of the price and made from a more reliable material.

[@VagabondEpicurean]

true, thank you for watching

[@liamstone3437]

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.

[@honeybees1]

Thank you.

[@andvil01]

Maybe I will use my climbers repelling figure 8 on my small boat.

[@ajax1137]

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]

Did you upgrade in the end? How did it work out?

[@ajax1137]

@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.

[@hooligan6a]

You could have done a better job of showing how the line was rigged.

[@VagabondEpicurean]

Hello Edward, sorry I will keep this in mind for other videos. tks for watching.