[Public-List] Gooseneck track repair and replacement

[Mike Meinhold]

Mine pulled the screws out of the mast on a reach.  I hammered it back to
shape, then through-bolted it. I don’t trust stainless steel tapped into
aluminum for big loads.

Mike
Rinn Duin

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 17:58 Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

>
>
> On my boat the gooseneck track is a standard aluminum 1-inch T track,
> screwed to the mast with 1/4" SS machine screws, mostly
> countersunk into the tracks holes, except for the top and bottom holes.
> After 40 years, the top bolt was slightly wiggly, so I re-drilled
> and tapped to 5/16". 10 years after that, the track itself was
> slightly worn, and since the mast was down anyway (and unlikely
> to be ever down again), the track was replaced, this time backed
> with another aluminum track inside the mast.
>
> SG
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