[Rhodes22-list] Broken Goose Neck

[michael meltzer]

order up a "donut" from Stan, it simple a die and
tapped into the plastic, for a quick fix, go up one
screw size and buy a macthing tap from a hardware
store, if you are inclined and can find a thin enough
nut you can cut a slot with a dummul tool, but their
not much room to work and it going to take very
careful work, remember the mast roller is rotating
inside the donut. You are going to have to drop the
mast. -mjm

-mjm
--- Bud <budconnor at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I have an IMF, which slides up and down the mast
> using a large 
> rectangular plastic block.
> The boom attaches to this block with a U-shaped
> swivel and a bolt.  
> Today the bolt pulled
> out of the plastic block - luckily this happened
> when we were putting 
> the boat up for the day.
> Is the bolt simply screwed into the plastic block -
> or does it use a 
> washer and nut inside the
> mast?  I did not see or hear any loose hardware in
> the mast.  I am 
> planning to re-attach it with
> a lock nut and washer.
> 
> Also, there are two black sliders inside the mast at
> the bottom of the 
> mainsail. 
> Is the upper black slider supposed to...
>   - be above the goose neck bolt
>   - be below the goose neck bolt
>   - be attached to the goose neck bolt
>   - doesn't matter.
> 
> Thanks!
> Bud Connor
> S/V  1990 Rhodes 22 - currently un-named
> Melbourne, FL
> 
> 
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