Looking for pictures of 32-200 or 32-3 gooseneck bracket

[BlueCanoe]

I am buying new sails, the boom on my 32-200 is right at head height and I am considering raising the boom a bit less than a foot for head clearance. It looks like this would only result in a loss of less than 3% in sail area on the main.
Has anyone done this before on a 32-200 or 32-3?

This boat (oddly I think) has the gooseneck bracket welded to the mast so to do his I will fabricate a new bracket to be riveted on. In any case it seems like the gooseneck bracket was replaced in the past on this boat and is not standard.

 

[Loren Beach]

Can you provide a picture of the present gooseneck attachment ?

 

[Pete the Cat]

I am buying new sails, the boom on my 32-200 is right at head height and I am considering raising the boom a bit less than a foot for head clearance. It looks like this would only result in a loss of less than 3% in sail area on the main.
Has anyone done this before on a 32-200 or 32-3?

This boat (oddly I think) has the gooseneck bracket welded to the mast so to do his I will fabricate a new bracket to be riveted on. In any case it seems like the gooseneck bracket was replaced in the past on this boat and is not standard.

I have a 32-200 and am 6' (or so, I am shrinking) and have no problem with the boom when standing in the cockpit. Is it possible someone lowered your gooseneck for some reason?

 

[Kenneth K]

Here's the Kenyon gooseneck on a 32-3. The gooseneck touches the bottom of the sail slot. Attached with 8 screws.

 

[BlueCanoe]

I have a 32-200 and am 6' (or so, I am shrinking) and have no problem with the boom when standing in the cockpit. Is it possible someone lowered your gooseneck for some reason?

Indeed I think that’s what happened. I am 6’3 and the boom is at head level. I will get a picture of the boom attachment when I’m at the boat tomorrow and post it here.

thanks all for the replies.

 

[Afrakes]

I am buying new sails, the boom on my 32-200 is right at head height and I am considering raising the boom a bit less than a foot for head clearance. It looks like this would only result in a loss of less than 3% in sail area on the main.
Has anyone done this before on a 32-200 or 32-3?

This boat (oddly I think) has the gooseneck bracket welded to the mast so to do his I will fabricate a new bracket to be riveted on. In any case it seems like the gooseneck bracket was replaced in the past on this boat and is not standard.

What make is the mast? The LeFiell mast I have had the boom bracket welded to the mast before I modified it to accommodate a mast raising system.

 

[Loren Beach]

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Here's the Kenyon gooseneck on a 32-3. The gooseneck touches the bottom of the sail slot. Attached with 8 screws.

Except for being painted rather than having the anodized finish of my spar, that could be my Kenyon spar system, reply #4.

 

[Christian Williams]

6'1" person standing in cockpit of a 32-3.

 

[bgary]

Is the need for headroom under sail, or at dock?

If the former.... it's a good idea to get in the habit of ducking while tacking, no matter how high the boom is. <g>

If the former, easy fix is to raise the aft end of the boom using the boom-lift.

I (personally) would be reluctant to change the height of the gooseneck, without (at least) knowing whether it is attached at a reinforced area of the section, and considering what effect it might have on balance under sail. Maybe that's just me

$.02

 

[BlueCanoe]

Here is a photo of the existing bracket and gooseneck. The mast is indeed a LeFiell. The boat needs sails and rigging work.

Currently with the boom pulled high with the topping lift it just touches the top of my head standing in front of the helm (6’2) and if it’s low it’s at ear level. In terms of why do I want more headroom. I like to bring a few friends along including my 71 year old father that are over 6’ tall and don’t easily bend or duck due to age. I also wouldn’t mind putting in a bimini.

The boat needs sails and rigging work. And in fact as you can see in the pictures the gooseneck has done some damage to the bracket likely due to a broken phenolic washer.

I could raise either the boom alone, the entire mast (by fabricating a step) or a combination of both.

 

[Loren Beach]

Looking at that picture, if they sold stock in LeFiell I would not buy any.
Going forward, one (and only one) solution might be pull the spar and lay it down, grind those corroded and bent parts off. Then make a new bolted-on gooseneck fitting for that area and move it up a ways. New paint for that area.
How far above the present weldment is the present slot where the slides are fed in?

Upon reflection..... if the new location for a bolted on gooseneck is just above this one, ignore the un-pretty welded parts and attach the new piece and thereby raise the boom.

 

[Christian Williams]

Yes, and here's a photo of a 32-3 showing height of gooseneck above deck. There is ample room under in the design.

Also a photo of a typical gooseneck mast fitting, which just gets drilled and tapped on. You could grind off the old one and touch up with spray paint.

It would be of interest to know the height of your mast above deck, as compared to other 32-3s. If your current mainsail is cut to fit your rig , moving the gooseneck up will mean a new mainsail, or at least a recut.

(These are Kenyon spars, common original equipment.)

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