[Rhodes22-list] Sail Plan Changes

[Robert Skinner]

Brad Haslett wrote:
> Slim - Damn you!  I was trying to keep this simple but WHAT IF, you could
> create two attach points for the boom with a reef for the higher choice.
> Back to the drawing board!  You started this mess, come up with the
> solution.
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Sometimes I like to get the boom up a  bit in my 
little Potter 15 lake boat when there are guests 
aboard.  Same issue - get the head-knocker out 
of the way.

On her, the gooseneck rides in the sail track 
extruded into the mast.  To raise the boom, I 
drop the main halyard temporarily, reef the main 
loose-footed and adjust the outhaul, loose the 
boom hold-down, take up on the halyard (raising 
the boom the appropriate amount), and tie off 
the boom hold-down in the new position.

As you have been talking about adding a mainsail 
furler, some of which require a track or attachments 
to the mast, why not look at the possibility of 
combining functions, so the boom could ride in the 
lower track or be attached to the lower end of the 
furler?

If you plan to stick with the usual means of reefing 
the main, and you have slugs (or the like) on the 
main, then the gooseneck might ride in that slot/track.  

Otherwise, a collar that clasped around the mast could 
be pinned/clamped in place to provide a strong but 
adjustable attachment for the gooseneck.

/Robert