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[quote=goodsailing]Thanks guys. Yea that little thingy is going to rust, it already is in fact. On that 21 footer posted above they had a hole in the mast just for that purpose. I thought about drilling a  hole in the mast, then try and find some type plastic cup that would fit inside the  hole to accept the boom gooseneck. Sorry Hobie didn't think of it..But then you'd be left with a hole. The steel is pretty common and I have enough of that to last the next 20 years or so, longer than I'll, or my estate (HA) keep the boat... so I'll just switch it out when needed. That band did compress the mast sleeve a tad but it's low enough that it won't interfere with raising sail. Actually, the pressure kept the goosneck in place. I thought the boom would come out once horizontal, but with the cunningham line around it did the trick. I've since rigged 2 lines to limit sway: I attached two small pulleys mid hull on each side of the trailer then through a center block, on the trailer too, to attach 2 quide lines that will be attached to the trapeze wires. This way when you tug on the "sheet" with one hand you can apply tension to either side of the mast, pending wind, slope etc to keep it lined up.

You'll need to complete two pinnings of the bridal/forestay upon raising as the boom gets in the way. Notice pic of boom in horizontal...  You can leave everything rigged after lowering for next stepping. You have to change out sheet in the blocks as you need more rope than sheet, the most time consuming. 
After the mast went up with ease, I thought... jeesh.. that was easy.

Thanks again for all your help with that one...<em>Edited by goodsailing on Apr 08, 2015 - 11:01 AM.</em> [/quote]

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