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Stuck Booms- Pain in the Ass!!

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Created by MEGAMAX > 9 months ago, 12 Aug 2010
MEGAMAX
WA, 83 posts
12 Aug 2010 9:34PM
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just wondering if anyone had any tips on how to un-stick the telescopic ends on a boom

cheers

decrepit
WA, 12761 posts
12 Aug 2010 9:54PM
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Depends what's sticking it, if it's salt, it may come good with a good long soak. Sand is another ball game.
If you can undo either end, than you can twist each arm. If not all that's left is brute force, with a bit of vibration.
Bang it in bang it out, not with a steel hammer though, hard rubber or soft wood preferably.

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
13 Aug 2010 1:40AM
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and...as the song goes, "wiggle it, just a little bit"

sboardcrazy
NSW, 8224 posts
13 Aug 2010 10:44AM
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I was given a boom that was stuck..someone sprayed it with WD40 & waited & bashed ,pulled etc and it came good eventually..been ok ever since

Stuey
VIC, 48 posts
13 Aug 2010 11:39AM
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My method: put one end over a street sign lamp post etc. tie the other end to the tow ball of your car, apply accelerator hey presto its apart.

Do it with 2 cars going in opposite directions could be even more fun. Gotta keep it fun thats what its all about.

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
13 Aug 2010 10:06AM
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Stuey said...

My method: put one end over a street sign lamp post etc. tie the other end to the tow ball of your car, apply accelerator hey presto its apart.

Do it with 2 cars going in opposite directions could be even more fun. Gotta keep it fun thats what its all about.


Might not try that with my mitsi (bitchimissus), boom will probably stay together and the car will tear in half

Stuey
VIC, 48 posts
14 Aug 2010 9:35AM
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Haha nice, imagine rocking up down the beach to see that. Would be amazing.

Mark _australia
WA, 23435 posts
14 Aug 2010 5:17PM
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clamp two masts onto it and twist? Oh hang on that is two booms for a stuck mast

hey, congrats on the first ever stuck boom thread as opposed to the 20 stuck mast threads we've had in the last year!

seriously....

stand it up on the front end, apply WD40 or RP7 around the tubes and allow to soak in.
Then use the car method - carefully


make sure you degrease inside afterwards to remove the WD40 otherwise it will dribble out with the water after a sail and make everything icky

EDIT: notice sboardcrazy beat me to it....

sboardcrazy
NSW, 8224 posts
14 Aug 2010 8:31PM
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Stuey said...

My method: put one end over a street sign lamp post etc. tie the other end to the tow ball of your car, apply accelerator hey presto its apart.

Do it with 2 cars going in opposite directions could be even more fun. Gotta keep it fun thats what its all about.


And of course if the boom doesn't survive this it's got a quality control issue and you should whinge to the manufacturers....

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
15 Aug 2010 8:35PM
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I'm impressed that you lot managed 8 posts without making the connection between the boom being stuck and the location of the pain.
well done for taking it all so seriously

nick0
NSW, 510 posts
16 Aug 2010 9:01PM
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i think before useing the car method mabey try hooking the clew end around ya towball of sign post and yank it or use block of soft wood and hammer

FormulaNova
WA, 15084 posts
16 Aug 2010 7:23PM
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landyacht said...

I'm impressed that you lot managed 8 posts without making the connection between the boom being stuck and the location of the pain.
well done for taking it all so seriously


Yeah, I thought about making that comment, but I couldn't figure out the odds of someone opening their boom up and hitting a passing donkey.



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