I was tired of letting my boom drop into my boat when dropping the main, so I made some inquiries and had help designing a "topping-lift". A simple thing which supports the aft of the boom so that it doesn't FALL UNCONTROLLABLY into the boat. Nothing more than a line from the top of the mast to the aft of the boom which is slightly slack when the sail is fully up. when the sail is full, the line is even slacker so as not to interfere with performance. When you drop the sail.. the "Lift" becomes taught and supports the boom.
Jeff Piersons (Lakeleach-at-clarityconnect.com)