[Public-List] RE Sail Track Fastening

[Lawrence Morris]

Mick,

let me throw this monkey wrench into the discussion.  Sliding goose  
necks are completely old school and have many disadvantages to the  
fixed gooseneck.  If I were going to all the trouble you are  
discussing I would invest in a modern fixed gooseneck fitting.

I have one on my boat.  It is fixed to the mast with 6 -5/16" bolts  
threaded into the mast.  It has two reef hooks for slab reefing.  It  
is constructed out of stainless steel. Very robust.  It never crosses  
my mind that this fitting might fail.

The advantages:
The boom is in a fixed location on the mast and you no longer have to  
lift the boom while raising the main. Less strain on the halyard and  
the hoister.
Convenient reefing.  Adding to safety of the crew.
Super strong.

Disadvantages:
Not original equipment.

Check out rigrite.com/spars/sparparts/gooseneck  for a good supply of  
options.


My two cents,


Larry Morris
Solstice #501



On Nov 2, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Michael Taylor wrote:

> Gord and Michael,
>
> I have not fully thought through attachment of the boom track.  I  
> like the idea of strengthening what is already there.  Perhaps a  
> threaded rod passing through both sides of the mast would work but  
> its a bit hit an miss in lining up the threads.  I,m hoping to  
> finish reinstalling mast fittings before the cold sets it.  Thanks  
> for your thoughts.
>
> cheerio
>
> Mick
> #231
>
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