[Rhodes22-list] Loose Goose(neck)

[Chisholm, Bruce J]

Greetings from the Chicago area,

     While going through the yearly ritual of tightening up screws, bolts,
and the like, I noticed the gooseneck fitting was loose where it attaches to
the mast slide. When I tried to tighten the screw, it failed to snug down
leading me to believe there's a nut of some sort behind the mast slide. Has
anyone else had this problem and besides lowering the mast, how did you get
a wrench on the nut?

     Also, I noticed a potentially dangerous situation with my Triad
trailer. I have a cracked weld where the sliding bow stop assembly is welded
to the vertical post. I can't account for the reason the weld cracked but it
definitely needs to be re-welded and a gusset added for extra support. It
believe this is a high stress area because the wench is attached to the top
of the bow stop assembly.

Thank you,

Bruce Chisholm

SV: Compass Rose