e 27 owners, i need some help.

[zube017]

i wonder if you would be so kind as to take a few pictures of the mast and boom sections of your boats. i think i have some missing pieces around the gooseneck area and below on mine thanks to the P.O. i do have the original mast and boom as far as i know.

 

[toddbrsd]

Here are some pics I have on hand

In the first picture, you might want to ignore the rigging on the starboard side of the boom. That was the PO attempt at a jiffy reef for the aft clew. I have since removed it.

The 2nd and 3rd pictures show the downhaul. Seems to work ok. I have since run the line to the cockpit, and through a clutch.

Let me know if there is something in particular you are looking for. I am going to the boat on Sunday, but have plenty of projects to take care of, so don't be upset if I forget!

 

[zube017]

thanks

that did help.

 

[Walter Pearson]

Here's a close-up of the gooseneck itself. I have one that I could provide since I've rebuilt that connection. Only problem is that the part is 160 miles away and I probably won't get there until spring.

 

[Walter Pearson]

I should have noted that you will see some modifications to the shaft with a pinned collar for limiting the rotation.

 

[zube017]

i was trying

to figure out what that gooseneck rests on in the mast, currently the P.O. has it resting on a wood screw.

 

[Walter Pearson]

I had sail track stops in my luff slot as shown in attached. Sometimes I really had to tighten it hard to keep it in place in case the boom dropped down with any force. That might be why your P.O. went to a fastener.

 

[toddbrsd]

Me Too!

I had sail track stops in my luff slot as shown in attached. Sometimes I really had to tighten it hard to keep it in place in case the boom dropped down with any force. That might be why your P.O. went to a fastener. View attachment 10538

That is what I have. If you look at the pictures I posted, you can see it, although not as shiny!! OK not shiny at all!

 

[AleksT]

to figure out what that gooseneck rests on in the mast, currently the P.O. has it resting on a wood screw.

You should swap that out for a short bolt or machine screw. you will need to tap the hole.
A wood screw has very few threads per inch so only one complete thread is in the skin of the mast. A bolt with 24 threads per inch will have at least two complete threads in the skin of the mast.
Remember to use some tefgel or other anti-corrosive when putting stainless fasteners into aluminum.

 

[Walter Pearson]

I should add that I wasn't really recommending those sail track stops, just stating what I got from my PO and used for several years. I always thought they were a real pain, catching lines and whatever, and drawing blood if that whatever was me. If you don't really have much need for adjustment on a regular basis, I imagine there are some elegant ways to provide a lower limit for that sliding gooseneck fitting.

If that fastener is really a wood screw, it probably should be upgraded. If it is actually a sheet metal screw, it might not be all that bad. A properly installed sheet metal fastener involves removing even less metal than tapping, so sometimes works good in thin materials.

 

[dt222]

This is what I Have

Not saying it's correct, but it works for me.

Don

 

[zube017]

so far

it seems that boom stop looks better than the rusty wood screw, let alone the mast is actually resting 2-3 inches too high. so the boom stop may actually be the best way to go, unless i want to get into fabricating something

 

[bigd14]

This photo is of another boat but is exactly what I have. I was advised by my rigger (Brion Toss) to figure out where the boom should sit then drive a couple 1/4 inch bolts into the mast track to keep it in place. I had our local metalworker drill the gooseneck, then I drilled and tapped the mast once I figured out where the gooseneck should go. Its solid, but I also keep a downhaul in place just in case.