Generally speaking, if you have multiple bales on the boom, but you have low profile blocks that only need to be attached to one bale, then you should choose the one that pulls the boom slightly forward when sheeted in. If the bale is too far forward, then the mast may not be forced into rotation. If the bale is too far back, you could overload and damage the gooseneck fitting.
Quote by Matt Miller (Hobie factory rep) from another post, May 16, 2005.
mmiller wrote:
Which Hanger to use?
The mast will likely rotate to its fullest with either location, but too far aft may cause additional load against the mast and harder tacking mast-rotation as mentioned above.
Either should be strong enough.
Current location of the single bale (from the bale end where the blocks hang, since it is at a small angle) 26.96 inches from the aft end of the boom extrusion not including the casting.
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