[Public-list] Gooseneck replacement?

[Mike Lehman]

Rick,

On my boat, I slid the goosneck to its highest position on the track and 
replaced one of the flat-head screws with a hex bolt as a stopper to hold it 
in that position. That gives me the headroom that I was looking for in the 
cockpit. Then instead of messing with the downhaul and trying to slide the 
boom up and down, I installed a cummingham on the main to make the luff 
tension adjustments. I no longer use the roller furling boom, instead I 
installed jiffiy reefing. These systems work well together and it makes sail 
adjustments much easier. I also installed a 7-part purchase outhaul 
internally in the boom with a small exit hole for the control line close to 
the from of the boom. so luff tension and outhaul tension can all be made 
from the same location by a crew member.



Mike Lehman
"Gilleleje" #505

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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Rick Leach" <RLeach at mbayaq.org>
Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at alberg30.org>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Subject: [Public-list] Gooseneck replacement?
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:47:40 -0700

Ahoy All,

The parade looked grand!  So sorry to be on the wrong coast.

In any case,  I'm looking for suggestions about where to find a new 
gooseneck assembly.  I'm looking at doing away with the track and downhaul 
arrangement and going with a nice, stout gooseneck fixed to the mast.  (That 
is, unless someone mentions a good reason not too that I've overlooked.) 
Does anybody know of a good source for that sort of hardware?

Rick Leach
S/V Sugar Magnolia, #121
Monterey, California

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