[Public-List] Gooseneck slide

[Gordon Laco]

Hello Jeffrey - 

Same thing happened to me when I replaced the old rotten with with plastic.   I just shifted the whole shebang up about 1/4” and drilled & tapped new holes.

There’s plenty of meat in our spars, so the holes aren’t a worry.


Gordon Laco
426 Surprise





> On May 10, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Jeffrey Randall via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> The wooden spacer behind the stainless slide where the gooseneck travels
> was crumbled and rotted.  I took out all but the bottom screw  and broke
> off the second from the bottom.   ( key the swearing.. it was going so
> well). I left the bottom round head screw that stops the gooseneck from
> falling to the deck. I fitted a piece of wood replacement.   And then I was
> able to replace 7 of the flat head screws.   I tried to tighten the bottom
> round head screw and BAM. Broke that one.
> 
> The problem. I'd rather not  remove all the screws again.  Would you drill
> out the broken bottom two screws with the stainless slide in place and use
> the plate as a "drill guide " and increase by one size either by self
> tapping screws.  I've not had great luck hand drilling screws
> 
> I think I could take the SS slide to a metal shop and have them drill a new
> location for the bottom round head screw between the broken screw holes
> thus recovering some of the missing strength.  I would not have to drill
> out 2 broken studs, only one hole to tap for the single bottom screw.  The
> boom almost never sails this low.  The bottom of the slide is really just a
> resting place when you drop the sail. Most of the higher boom strain is
> well up the slide where I have 100% strong screws
> 
> Or will this become one of those fixes I'm never quite happy with
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> 
> Jeff Randall
> Yankee Star. 296
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