Mast track section wanted

Poignard

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The gooseneck in these photos slides on a section of aluminium track, rivetted to the mast.

The track is worn, especially at its lower end, and I would like to replace it.

Does anyone have a piece. From memory, it is about 15" long.

Otherwise I shall have to end for end it.
 
Should some of the slack be taken up by plastic runners?
I used to sail on a boat which had similar looking track for the spinnaker pole eye.

Do you find any benefit from a sliding gooseneck?
 
Rogershaw said:
My mast has a riveted on sail track that looks similar.

If you give me the dimensions I can check a piece I have at home.
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Apologies for the delay in replying to your kind offer.

I thought I had a note somewhere of the length but I can't find it. My boat is in France and I won't be going out there for a couple of months..

I had a look at the designer's drawings and it just states "Lewmar 521 Roller Reefing ". I guess the roller reefing gear came complete with the short length of mast track. (as you can see, the reefing gear has gone but I kept the track and slider as I like to have a downhaul)

From memory, it will be between 12" and 24" long. Above that short length of track for the gooseneck is another rivetted-on track for the sail slides and that extends to the masthead.
 
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lw395 said:
Should some of the slack be taken up by plastic runners?
I used to sail on a boat which had similar looking track for the spinnaker pole eye.

Do you find any benefit from a sliding gooseneck?
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The excessive play is due to wear of the track. There never were any plastic components involved.

I like the sliding gooseneck because it enables me to use a downhaul to easily tension the luff. Although there is main halyard winch I don't need to use it because I can quickly haul up the sail by hand and then tension it with the downhaul.
 
Poignard said:
The excessive play is due to wear of the track. There never were any plastic components involved.

I like the sliding gooseneck because it enables me to use a downhaul to easily tension the luff. Although there is main halyard winch I don't need to use it because I can quickly haul up the sail by hand and then tension it with the downhaul.
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Can you post a drawing of the cross section with some dimensions
jim
 
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