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panhead1948
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Initially Posted - 11/03/2006 :  12:09:55  Show Profile
What is everyone's oppinion on a fixed goose neck or the sliding one that I have on my 84 SR .
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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  12:21:40  Show Profile  Visit aeckhart's Homepage
I have the fixed on my 88. I like it but have no experience with the sliding version on a C25. I suspect that the only real difference between the two is that I use a cunningham on my sail and you have a downhual on your gooseneck to tension the luff.
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djn
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  12:29:55  Show Profile
I have the slider but don't know any difference. I have been sailing all summer with a super baggy headstay so obviously I am not one to ask. Cheers.
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  14:30:16  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
I'm switching from the sliding to the fixed this next season.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  14:53:03  Show Profile
If you have a slider and want a fixed, put a sail stop above and below the gooseneck.

I've been doing this since I've owned my boat...works like a champ!
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  15:02:16  Show Profile
I imagine that the slider would allow you to reef the main and then reposition the boom and sail down or up the mast for optimal performance. Also I suppose it could be repositioned slightly to accommodate the stretching of a new sail as it ages. However I have found that the slider has a tendency to slide up over time if the crew gets too aggressive when raising the main sail. Duane I didn’t know that there is a fixed replacement. Do you have a photo or a reference web site where I can see one I might want to switch mine out also.
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djn
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  15:09:09  Show Profile
Hi Larry, here is a link to CDs fixed goose neck. I thought the saying was Cogito Ergo Sum. Cheers.

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=459
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  15:37:21  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Renzo</i>
<br />I imagine that the slider would allow you to reef the main and then reposition the boom and sail down or up the mast for optimal performance. Also I suppose it could be repositioned slightly to accommodate the stretching of a new sail as it ages...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

I had to reposition the gooseneck a little bit when I changed main sails.
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Renzo
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Response Posted - 11/03/2006 :  16:27:18  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by djn</i>
<br />Hi Larry, here is a link to CDs fixed goose neck. I thought the saying was Cogito Ergo Sum. Cheers.

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=459
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Cogitating never got me anywhere Dennis, but navigating...well that's a different story!!
Thanks for the info on the goose neck.
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