Would that be a NP X6 boom? If so, I am experiencing the same thing. Interested what responses this thread gets.

If it's a carbon HPL then you may need to re-glue it at the joins.
That fixed mine.

I recently threw a paycheck at a new severne carbon boom- its a class act, as you would expect. But it sounds like a Geiger counter in a nuclear war.. the relentless noise helps me get 'never gonna give you up' outta my head when sailing.

So Stribo - It was a NP?

stribo said...

Use it for tomato stakes or something.That things gunna cost you a big swim.I broke 2 like that with the same cracks.I use another brand now.....

sell it on the seabreese forums so someone else can take the long swim back rofl

Mark _australia said...

I would not chance it. Do a Stribo

This from an avid NP supporter?

NPs creak...period! My X6 has been doing it since near-new, for a couple of years now, and no issues (yet). Check to see if it's the boom, or contact on the mast? The swivel in the head can cause some noise, but unless there's visual damage, or it's past its use-by-date, there shouldn't be a major prob. In saying this, I've broken 2 X3s, with 1 replaced by warranty (added a few bucks to get X6 - current boom), and they've all creaked. I won't use an X3 boom again, but mainly because I'm a heavy sailor, and after breaking 2, the trust is gone.

Old Salty said...

When I put load on the boom - into the harness lines - the boom creaks.

Does that mean?

1) It is about to break and I need to retire it?
2) It needs a grease and oil change?
3) My joints are creaking that much that I think it is the boom?
4) Ignore the creaks and keep using it?

Sure its just not your joints???

It happened to me last week, last Tuesday I sailed lake macquarie in 25 knot SE and could hear my boom creaking as I was sailing along and didnt think to much of it until I seen a shark, 8-9 ft bull shark swimming along the surface.
Anyway I sailed in, couldn't find anything wrong with boom, packed up and went home. Boom only 18 months old.
Sailed 2 days later, near same spot, sailing along and happened to notice that boom was sitting at a funny angle in head, pop, out she came, and guess what, it was the same tack side for me to get back to were I came from. 2 km back to were I took off from, I wasn't swimming back or treading water for 10 minutes while I tried to change the booms good side over so I could sail back after what I had seen 2 days before.
Luckly there was a young bloke fishing in a boat nearby who towed me back in.

So if think its on its way out, it probably is.

Old Salty said...

When I put load on the boom - into the harness lines - the boom creaks.

Does that mean?

1) It is about to break and I need to retire it?
2) It needs a grease and oil change?
3) My joints are creaking that much that I think it is the boom?
4) Ignore the creaks and keep using it?

Sure it's not haunted?????