Tod,
I'll take two of those sail-stop thingys!
Seriously, your advice is on target, and I am much obliged. I belatedly
looked at a photo of my boat rigged at the factory, and the boom is about a
foot below the mouth. Before I start butchering the mast, I will try to
stack the slugs below the mouth, with the boom supported by a stop. Maybe a
fabricated stainless steel device could be slipped into the slot below the
slide to support the boom at anchor or whatever. Someone invariably leans
on a boom, or uses it to hand stuff. Add that to your catalog of specialized
Monty gear.
Tom
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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:08 PM
Subject: RE: M_Boats: Sliding Goosenecks for newbies
BuscaBrisas' previous owner, Rod Johnson, closed up the original mouth
that
had been spread in the bolt-rope groove and opened up a new one a bit
BELOW
the normal boom position. I too use a sail stop, located under the
sliding
gooseneck to prevent the boom from sliding down when the sail is lowered.
A
line runs from the ring on the gooseneck down to the mast step to allow
the
main luff to be tensioned.
Having the opening beneath the gooseneck allows the slugs to very
compactly
stack above the boom.
I have had the gooseneck slip once or twice when I failed to sufficiently
tighten the sail stop, but it was no big deal. I do keep a spare stop
around, just in case...
I do, however, make it a point not to sit or lean heavily on the
gooseneck.
:o)
Tod
(wondering if I should start producing sail stops and sell them at $8.99
apiece so I can retire early)
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Priestley
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:28 PM
To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats
Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sliding Goosenecks for newbies
Tom,
Buy something called a "sail track stop" and install it in the mast
track just below the gooseneck. $9.49 at westmarine.com. Be sure to
get the right size.
Ernie Priestley
No Boat Yet
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From: Tom Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:35:19 PM
Subject: M_Boats: Sliding Goosenecks for newbies
I have been looking over the rigging on my recently purchased 2004 M17
in anticipation of the first mast raising, and I notice that the boom
is attached to the mast with a sliding gooseneck rather than a fixed
mast bracket. The gooseneck has a ring on the bottom with two or three
feet of tagline attached. I seems most logical to position it just
below the entry slot with the line to a mast cleat pulling down, and
the tension of the main halyard on the boltrope keeping it up. However,
I envision the boom sliding to the deck when the main is lowered. I
would be most grateful if someone out there could tell me how this
should really be done.
Some months back I ran across a simple rigging guide for the 17 on the
web, but now that I have such a boat, it has disappeared into
cyberspace.
I suppose in the best of all possible worlds, detailed guides for
rigging and sailing the Montgomery boats would be available on CD for
$5 + S/H. Sure, trial and error eventually prevails, but being
ignorant adds pain by the minute.
Thanks a bunch,
Tom Jenkins
Scintilla, M17 #626
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