Making a Boom / Gaff Spar
4 videos • 1,624 views • by Traditional Maritime Skills This section covers the making of a boom or gaff spar for a Fowey 14’ river sailing dinghy. It uses a different technique than other solid wooden spars (see ‘Making a Wooden Spar’); in this example the spar is made in two halves to enable a boltrope channel to be machined into it. A gaff is a spar attached to the mast and used to extend the upper edge of a fore-and-aft sail. A boom is a long spar extending from the mast to hold or extend the foot of the sail. - See more at: http://www.boat-building.org/learn-sk...