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Captain B
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Initially Posted - 12/05/2003 :  12:44:36  Show Profile
When properly rigged, should the gooseneck fitting be slightly above or below the mast slot? Mine is rigged with the gooseneck above the mast slot with a stop above and below. I've been sailing this way for a while.
Captain B

'85 C25 #4854 FK/SR/Traditional
Valparaiso "Boggy Bayou", Florida
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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 12/05/2003 :  13:14:26  Show Profile
Hey Brian,

Here's the deal, you need to experiment with where the boom would be with your main hoist to the top, then how much travel the boom needs if you apply a boom down-haul, cuninningham or flattening reef to pull the wrinkles out of the luff (or a vang). On Hey Jude the boom is below the mast slot and I need about 6 inches of travel to tighten all when needed. I stow the boom raised almost to the slot with an adjustable stopper below it just for having it well clear of the cockpit and 'cause the sheet end hooks to the pigtail at that level. (and it looks pretty parallel to the water).

To keep your slides/slugs from falling out, you can install mast (slot) gates really cheap if you make them yourself out of aluminum door threshhold stuff, you know to hold carpets down in the doorway. I think I paid $4.00 for a 36" piece at Ace Hardware and I still have most of it even tho I screwed up the first couple of attempts. And when you reef, you don't want to be futzing around with slugs falling out.

Jim Williams
Hey Jude C25fk 2958
SF Bay
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/05/2003 :  13:34:40  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">When properly rigged, should the gooseneck fitting be slightly above or below the mast slot? Mine is rigged with the gooseneck above the mast slot with a stop above and below. I've been sailing this way for a while.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

My boat is rigged exactly like it is in the C25 manual, with the gooseneck about a foot lower than the mast slot. Check out this picture from the C25 manual, it shows the boom stop below the mast slot.

[url="http://www.catalina25-250.org/manbro/pictures/4-1-7.gif"]Mast Hardware[/url]

Why your boom is above your mast slot is a little puzzling? Could it be that you have a TR mast with an SR main sail?
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 12/05/2003 :  14:02:51  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by jwilliams</i>
<br />Hey Brian,

I stow the boom raised almost to the slot with an adjustable stopper below it just for having it well clear of the cockpit and 'cause the sheet end hooks to the pigtail at that level. (and it looks pretty parallel to the water).

Jim Williams
Hey Jude C25fk 2958
SF Bay
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An angle will help rain drain. If you are lucky you don't get much in your sail but a real gully washer will get to mine.
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Captain B
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Response Posted - 12/07/2003 :  10:40:54  Show Profile
What a great forum! Thanks for the feedback!
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Steve Kostanich
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Response Posted - 12/16/2003 :  14:56:21  Show Profile
I would say you definitely have a tall rig mast with a std. rig mainsail. My boat is a std. rig and there is no way I could get the main hoisted up enough to get the gooseneck above the sail slot. OR you have a mainsail from some other make boat that has a shporter luff length to allow the boom to go up so high.
Steve Kostanich C-25 1119 Equinox sr/sk
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GeorgeB
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Response Posted - 12/17/2003 :  11:58:08  Show Profile
I have a tall rig, and the boom is well below the slot with the sail fully raised
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