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bear_tm4
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Initially Posted - 08/21/2006 :  19:20:36  Show Profile
I have a question, on my boat I am trying to figure how the boom mounts into the slot on the mast, I have it mounted and got that part and can sail...but, I am trying to figure out how it all goes together....there are alot of things on my boat that are missing or not rigged right...so I am having to put things right little by little...appciate any pics or advice on this..thanks....
Capt.Bear, C42MKII "Surprise" #998 WK
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  19:53:33  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
Bear,

I think the earlier C-25s had sliding goosenecks, and the later ones were fixed (couldn't slide). Although as old as these boats are, a previous owner could have changed yours either way. Can you tell us which type you have, or is that part of your question?

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bear_tm4
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  20:06:06  Show Profile
its set up with the sliding type, its not what I am used to, my privious boat was fixed and felt that was much easier to work with...I just got the reefing lines set up right and have a mast gate on the way so I will be able to reef from the cockpit...but this sliding boom ist not set up right....and I cant find any pics or info about how to set it up...I orderd the manual from Catalina but they are having some problem with the printer, its been 6 weeks and its still on back order....and now the mast gate is on back order....nuts...oh well, apprciate the reply and help
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  20:30:57  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
take a look at the pics in the parts catalog. The slider should have a hole in the bottom. A boom downhaul, or even a 5/16th line tied to the cleat to keep it from rising will be required.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  21:34:53  Show Profile
Mine had a cleat mounted at the base of the mast, in the slot. As Duane said, a short line (I think the accepted term is "downhaul") from the hole in the gooseneck down to that cleat both keeps the gooseneck from getting up to the gate where it can "escape", and can be used to tension the luff of the sail. I added two "sail stops" in the slot--one above the gooseneck and one below--to essentially fix the position of the gooseneck, whether the sail is up or down. I positioned them with the sail up and tensioned against the downhaul. I still used the downhaul as a backup--if the upper stop slipped under tension from the halyard, I didn't want the gooseneck popping up and escaping through the gate!
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djn
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  22:04:10  Show Profile
I have a 4:1 downhaul from the bottom of the GN slider to the haylard plate. I had all the stuff to make it up so I did. It works great when I am trying to get the boat to point as high as possible in a real good blow. Other than that, it just looks Kewl. Cheers.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 08/21/2006 :  22:21:16  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
In this picture there is a green line. It has a knot on one end which you cannot see, it is threaded through the hole in the bottom of the gooseneck and then cleated to the cleat on the starboard side of the mast. My new boat has a fixed gooseneck which I prefer.
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