[Public-List] Gooseneck track repair and replacement

[Gordon Laco]

HI James - I expect any metal supplier could sell you a piece…  you should ask for 316 grade stainless steel.  304 is a little stronger, but not nearly so corrosion resistant.

Gordon Laco
www.gordonlaco.com
426 Surprise



> On Jul 27, 2020, at 4:59 PM, James Cowhey via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Gord
> 
> That makes sense to me.  So, on to find the right SS and backing plate.  
> 
> I appreciate the quick response.
> 
> James Cowhey
> 
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>> On Jul 27, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>> The track should have a machine screw every three inches or so along its entire length.   A new piece of stainless steel or bronze with similar width and thickness screwed through a backing material will result in a secure and seamanlike refit.  
>> 
>> Gord
>> 426 Surprise 
>> 
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>>>> On Jul 27, 2020, at 4:47 PM, James Cowhey via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> Greetings ‘bergers
>>> We’ve had two fast moving violent storms on the North East River in July.  Footage from our club’s dock cam showed the boats really rocking and rolling during the 1 July storm.  It only lasted about 30 minutes, but it was enough to stress the bolts on the gooseneck track to shear them.  The track was bent in such a way that it was obituary that one bolt sheared and then the second one broke too.   
>>> I could not  get to the boat for a few days, but found the boom lying on the deck suspended by the topping lift.  I have a couple questions.  This is boat #56 so it could very well be the original hardware .  The gooseneck fitting itself is sound.  I need to replace the track and refit the fitting to it.
>>> Is there a source for the track that fits the gooseneck fitting for the Alberg30?  It’s not clear to me if this is a standard piece of hardware or one that’s specific to this boat.  
>>> Should the track be attached to the mast with more than two bolts?  It seems like a third or fourth bolt would have provided some redundancy.  At any rate, with the right parts this doesn’t seem like too difficult of a repair, But any advice would be appreciated.
>>> Thanks.
>>> James Cowhey
>>> S/V Mocuisle
>>> Alberg 30 #56
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>>> James Cowhey
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