Boom Attachment to Mast Rotation

[bclery]

On an '87 standard rig...

Aside from the expected swinging of the boom from side to side, and the ability of the boom to lift and fall a bit; is the boom expected to rotate on its own axis?  for example when on port tack, would you expect the bottom of the boom to be tilted towards the cabin top and the sail groove on the boom to be tilted away?

My boom does NOT twist like this, it is fixed in this axis.  but it is fixed WRONG.  The bottom of the boom is permanently twisted towards Port and the sail groove towards starboard.

Should I twist it back straight?  Or should I fix something so that is freely rotates?

Thanks,
Bill

[Ken Juul]

mine rotates.  Sounds like you have some corrosion or the mounting bolt at the goose neck is too tight.

[Jeff Kaplan]

i agree with ken. i had the same problem. take the goose neck end off the boom and apply heat or pen. oil to free up the pivot bolt, i had to apply torch heat. once done, the boom will rotate to either tack position. easy job...jeff

[bclery]

Thanks alot
This site is the best.

[Stu Jackson]

My boom is tilted a bit.  Only thing is I can't fix it.  There's a Garhauer rigid vang attached to the mast and the boom!