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alastairwilson
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 Posted - 06 Apr 2003 : 01:10:27
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I have been taking the boom off the gooseneck and putting it inside the boat when I'm packing up, then putting the boat cover on. This means that I have then got to fiddle with the gooseneck pin again before I go sailing and rainwater sags the cover. Does anyone leave the boom on and then use the main halyard to keep the boom end up? How does anyone else solve this one!
Alastair
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PGuignabaudet
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Apr 2003 : 14:39:59
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Hi Alastair,
I do remove the boom as well. With the right type of split ring you get used to the fiddling... and I don't like the idea of the boom swinging around in the wind in the dinghy park.
With regard to rainwater, when I park the boat I take the jockey wheel out of the road base and attach a 5' scaffolding pole in place (for convenience I've added a second jockey wheel clamp on the other side). I then raise the hitch at about 4' from the ground so that any water on the cover or in the boat drains at the back. That keeps the boat very dry.
Regards,
Pascal
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DougRivers
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Posted - 07 Apr 2003 : 13:24:24
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| I take the boom off but feed thru the hoop and leave resting on the foredeck, this gives some bulge to the cover (I actually leave the main on the boom and just roll it up and then put the main bag over the whole lot). I've given up with the ring thru the gooseneck pin and nothing has come apart yet. |
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MarkKeith
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Apr 2003 : 16:13:39
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Hi,
I have given up with the pin and split ring method - it's very fiddly, especially in a stiff breeze. Instead I have adopted the system as used on my original Laser demonstration day. This entails removing the entire gooseneck fitting from the boom and leaving it permanently attached to the mast. Then when hoisting the mainsail, the horn on the gooseneck only has to be slotted into the boom and just a little downhaul tension keeps the boom in place. When lowering, the whole boom and mainsail drop into the boat and the main can be tidied away or rolled onto the boom. However, to remove the horn fitting of the gooseneck you will have to drill out the rivets on the boom end fitting to gain access to the internal retaining pin. Afterwards, the end fitting will have to be slid back into place and rivetted back on. Quite simple but make sure you use monnel rivets - not cheap aluminium DIY jobs...
As regards rain water on the cover, I attach the main or genniker haliard to the loop on the cover (at the mast) and hoist it up a few inches. This gives plenty of fall on the cover to prevent the otherwise large pools and leakage into the boat. Also I leave the jockey wheel attached which helps drainage from fore to aft.
If you want to know any more about the gooseneck just send me an e-mail. |
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Steve
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Posted - 27 Apr 2003 : 02:30:52
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you seems to have had several answers so this may be too late...
I found the gooseneck pin a real pain so I bought a different type of pin (it probably has a proper name) which locks much more easily. The end of the pin has a device which can be turned through 90 degrees once the pin is in place, thus preventing it from coming out. It works very well although for a small pin I thought £8 was rather expensive!
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