I'm curious about the "fixing" too. But I simply raised the main and tied it down and up to cleats. Never had an issue afterwards. On Fri, Oct 7, 2022, 12:43 PM <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
Jon,
What do you use for a fixed gooseneck? I'm tired of the sliding gooseneck on my M15... in heavy winds it sometimes pops clear out of the track, sometimes pushes the sail stop out of position and falls on my head, and takes a lot of extra time to secure in place w/ a downhaul when rigging from the trailer. Sometimes I also manage to set it too low or too high and it's hard to adjust out on the water.
Sincerely, Tyler '81 M15 #157 S/V Defiant
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary H.Oberbeck" <fairandsquare1@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2022 5:53:13 PM Subject: M_Boats: Re: Boom height
Jon, that is what I did on my past M-17, and is in store for my M-15. I use the same 3:1 purchase with open hook to effect Cunningham and reef as you state. Have fUn, go sailing. GO M-15 #330 ‘Cahoots’
On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 3:04 PM Jon Barber <brbrbarber@gmail.com> wrote:
I changed the sliding gooseneck mount to a fixed mount. I did it primarily because the boomkicker works better if the boom is fixed. When I reef lower sail and just eye ball the reef cringle above the boom. Then I make up the jiffy reefing. I have a dinghy mainsheet attached at the mast base with a hook on the other end. I hook the reef cringle and tension in until the sail looks right.