[Public-List] Tack Hooks

[Gordon Laco]

Hello friends - 

Here is what I came up with...

I had a hook welded onto the horizontal pin of the gooseneck.  I sometimes
wish it were a little higher, but otherwise it works very well for reefing.
In order to make the tack cringles go over it more easily, I worked rope
quoits into them and slip them over the hook rather than push the whole sail
through.

Gord #426 SURPRISE


On 08/02/10 11:40 AM, "Michael Taylor" <m_tayau at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> 
> The sliding gooseneck fitting is going to be replaced with a bracket that will
> fix the boom position on the mast.  As part of this work I would like to fit
> tack hooks onto the vertical pin of the gooseneck fitting.  The effect of
> doing this is going to put the tack of the mainsail very close to the mast.  I
> am trying to picture what it is going to be like having this arrangement.  The
> tack hooks I have in mind secure to the  mast fitting under the head of the
> vertical bolt.  
> 
> Having this arrangement enables the vertical bolt to be pulled up tight
> without binding the toggle but I am not sure that it will be practical having
> the tack so close to the mast.  The alternative maybe to have the tack hooks
> as part of the toggle itself but I have not seen any sizes that will fit into
> the fork of the boom fitting.
> 
> Does anyone have a configuration that you have been happy with or maybe how
> yours could be improved?
> 
> And thanks for the suggestions on the Cutlass and Boom question!
> 
> Mick
> 
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