Always the questions. My 2004 M17 has a sliding gooseneck that allows the boom to rotate maybe 5 degrees from vertical in either direction, but the boom can rotate 360 degrees if it is pulled aft against the spring in the fitting. Anyone know why it is made this way? Is it just a shock-absorbing mechanism? Thanks, and Happy Solstice! Puzzled in Snow Country
Tom, your sliding gooseneck is for offering the possibility of roller reefing: you loosen up the main halyard, pull on the boom out, and then roll it so the mainsail furls on the boom, then push it back in so it can't unroll any more. I had this system on a Compac 16, and worked OK-ish, though I was not thrilled with it. Does not actually work on an M-17, since the mainsheet attaching point is mid-boom, and would be covered by the sail when reefed. If you had end-boom sheeting the system might work, although I much prefer the reefing system in use on the M-17 now. Hope this helps. Andrei.
I agree completely. I had roller boom reefing on an Aquarious 23. It was terrible. I had a new main made and put in 2 reef points. Then ran all the lines to slab reef the main. Much better sail shape for rough weather. -----Original Message----- From: Andrei Caldararu <andreic@math.wisc.edu> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, Dec 21, 2009 5:00 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: sliding gooseneck Tom, your sliding gooseneck is for offering the possibility of roller reefing: you loosen up the main halyard, pull on the boom out, and then roll it so the mainsail furls on the boom, then push it back in so it can't unroll any more. I had this system on a Compac 16, and worked OK-ish, though I was not thrilled with it. Does not actually work on an M-17, since the mainsheet attaching point is mid-boom, and would be covered by the sail when reefed. If you had end-boom sheeting the system might work, although I much prefer the reefing system in use on the M-17 now. Hope this helps. Andrei. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!
Andrei, I guess the verdict is in. I know some M17 owners have moved the mainsheet to the boom end and like the unobstructed cockpit, but I like the present arrangement because I can manually ease the boom across while gybing in stiff winds. Thanks for your comments, Tom On Dec 21, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Andrei Caldararu wrote:
Tom,
your sliding gooseneck is for offering the possibility of roller reefing: you loosen up the main halyard, pull on the boom out, and then roll it so the mainsail furls on the boom, then push it back in so it can't unroll any more. I had this system on a Compac 16, and worked OK-ish, though I was not thrilled with it. Does not actually work on an M-17, since the mainsheet attaching point is mid-boom, and would be covered by the sail when reefed. If you had end-boom sheeting the system might work, although I much prefer the reefing system in use on the M-17 now.
Hope this helps.
Andrei.
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