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ColinB

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Krabbenkutter boom
« on: September 18, 2023, 05:08:48 pm »

Does anyone know what the boom on the aft of a Krabbenkutter is for? I assumed a sail, but I can find no images of a sail being attached.
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2023, 07:04:40 pm »

In earlier times, for a tiny sail, theses days more for sail with adds. But today it's usually equipped with more antennas, often Radar and additional lights, the main mast would be too full with all that.
The back sail can be used for stabilisation (against rolling) but most of them don't use it any more, or, as mentioned above for advertising.
In your case the back mast it's also used as exhaust.
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2023, 07:30:11 pm »

Many thanks Jo-jo  :-))
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2023, 10:42:12 pm »

Hi very nice to see the full size and there are 2 nice kits on the market for the Krabbenkutter. 
The Billing Mary Ann a fishing boat but also for net fishing uses the rear sail for keeping station when the nets are down.  What looks like a bouy with a long pole attached to the rigging is part of the fishing system.
In the Billing kits the Mary Ann and Krabbenkutter use identical hulls, the codes for printed wood sheets are the same.
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2023, 11:08:05 am »

My Graupner Krabbenkutter I made in the 1980s, just got her up and running again.
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2023, 03:09:34 am »

It was used to deploy a sail called a staysail, to assist keeping the bow of a smaller boat pointed into the wind thus reducing roll. This while hauling back; that is hauling the net back on board. Seldom seen nowadays, but very occasionally seen on inshore (smaller) lobster boats down Maine.
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2023, 07:04:46 am »

Many thanks  :-))
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Re: Krabbenkutter boom
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2023, 03:09:15 am »

I was down Maine two weeks ago & saw many in shore lobster boats using staysails so not as rare as I  thought.
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