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Fleet
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Initially Posted - 01/10/2013 : 06:59:29

I'm looking to replace my worn standard Capri 25 gooseneck. Does anyone have an extra for sale or know of a replacement? I prefer not to install a fixed gooseneck.

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shnool
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Response Posted - 01/10/2013 : 08:08:37

Fleet can you wait for a bit... I considered upgrading mine to the fixed one. What are your arguments for not going with fixed?

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Response Posted - 01/10/2013 : 08:55:27

I can wait. Mine is probably good for another couple of years. I prefer not going with a fixed because I don't want to drill anymore holes in my mast.

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Response Posted - 01/10/2013 : 19:58:00

i was meaning months.... it's on my list of things I'd like to do, I hate it when the boom slides up. My only question was what do you do when you raise the mast. Doesn't it get in the way?

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Response Posted - 01/11/2013 : 08:18:02

Not quite sure what you mean about the raising the mast question, so let me say this: I remove my boom before lowering the mast and install the boom after raising the mast. Does that answer the question?

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Response Posted - 01/11/2013 : 13:44:10

Neah, sorry, happens when I use my tablet, I get lazy typing... The fixed gooseneck... my question was what does one do if you leave the assembly on the mast and you lower the mast. I would think that the bale would smack the deck before during or after the mast is lowered, but the pin was in the tabernacle. There was something on my Capri 22, that hung out like that made it very difficult to put the mast pin in, and align it without marring the cabin-top...

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Response Posted - 01/11/2013 : 18:40:36

For some replacement parts go to www.catalinadirect.com I search for Capri 25 and there is a selection there including the gooseneck parts (fixed)
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Response Posted - 01/12/2013 : 04:42:24

Absolutely Jim! Yes I search for cp-25 and it brings up tons of stuff. I can also say that many of the items from the Capri 22 will work on the Capri 25. Finally rigging things (some) will work from the Cat 25. I used turnbuckles from the Cat 25, on the Capri 25, and they worked great.

Does anyone have first hand knowledge if the fixed gooseneck attachment point gets in the way (I mean do you remove this whole part yearly, more pointedly every time you lower the mast?)...
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Response Posted - 01/12/2013 : 06:26:31

I can't say for sure, but I suspect that you will NOT be able to lower the mast to the stern rail with a fixed gooseneck. My boat came with a homemade crutch to hold the mast about 2' above the stern rail and even with that some of the fittings on the mast conflict with the cabin top, especially the boom vang fittings. I've learned to remove EVERYTHING from the lower end of the mast when dropping it. If you install the fixed goose neck just figure on making a mast crutch to use when raising and lowering.

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Response Posted - 01/12/2013 : 12:09:19

On my boat to lower the mast I just disconnect the vang at the mast and take off the boom. The gooseneck stays in place. You have to disconnect the mast step before you get the mast down on the stern rail, because you are stopped by the cabin top. So the gooseneck itself is way above the top of the cabin at that point - where you have to let the end rest on the crutch while you disconnect the step.

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Response Posted - 01/12/2013 : 13:21:42

Went to Kami this morning to look at the gooseneck. It appears Catalina Direct has the sliding portion. What threw me off was that the new part is black while mine is Stainless. I also took a look at my buddy's Capri 25. He has a fixed gooseneck. I use an 8' mast crutch when lowering or raising the mast. I think with that clearance, your fixed gooseneck will clear the top cabin.

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Response Posted - 01/12/2013 : 15:00:39

Thanks Fleet! Well... lemme know, because I will likely go fixed gooseneck before my season starts (May), and mine is all stainless, I'll just send it to you if the fixed one goes in Ok.... it's pretty low on my to do list though. I am presently working on the VHF, and an AM/FM radio, and also drilling a through hull for my depth sounder. The Shoot through wasn't cutting through the hull, so I changed tranducers so I can actually use my depth sounder. Also this sounder has water and ambient temps.

Obviously I am also working on stripping bottom paint. Wish me luck folks TONS of projects to get done, and I am still checking items off of the new-house list.

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Response Posted - 01/16/2013 : 20:11:29

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kc5dlo
 You simply have to pull the vertical pin in the picture to seperate the two halves of the gooseneck fitting.
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Steve is correct. Pull the vertical pin, remove the boom, and move on. the remaining piece will be well above the deck when the mast lands in the mast crutch.

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Response Posted - 01/17/2013 : 05:13:42

Cool, that was my only hangup... glad to hear it...
When my mast comes down, it lands here (it looks twisted in this picture, it's not its flat, and is braced between the transom and the stern rail, tied in place by spare line:

What I am using to lower the mast is this, an A-frame braced at the stanchions, using the mainsheet tackle attached to the spinnaker ring and the top of the A-frame. I was able to lower the mast myself this way.

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