The booms are an important part of the FPB system. The “official” functions include:
- putting out the booms with flopper stoppers when at anchor for roll control
- putting out the booms with fish for roll control when underway should the hydraulic stabilizers fail
- lifting the dinks on and off the boat
- booms out/in when running depending on sea state
Along the way, we have come up with a few “unofficial”uses as demonstrated by Steve in the following photos.
We also have a bosun’s chair aboard and intend to try “tea bagging” – as in dunking someone using same as they are suspended from the end of the boom.