wooslehunter
Well-Known Member
Try the right forum this time..............
The gooseneck finally gave up & fragmented at the weekend. I have a Proctor mast with the old style boom roller reefing that was fitted to many older Westerlys. The sail shape was horrible so I convereted to slab a few years ago but I kept the boom. The gooseneck is atatched to a spindle that runs through the mast & there's a handle at the front. If you know what I'm refering to, please read on.
The question is how to get the thing apart. It seems that the handle & shaft are a one piece casting which means the gooseneck must come off to extract the shaft. All I can see is a couple of roll pins at the gooseneck end. It may be that these are all that hold the goseneck on with something more substantial hidden away for mechanical strength. However, it looks as though the roll pins can't be easily removed. If I try to push them out towards the mast, they will get caught on the mast. And, I can't get access at the back to push them out away from the mast - in fact I'm not even sure there's a hole at the back to push them through.
I guess I can post some pics, but unless anyone's actually taken one of these apart, I'm not sure they will help. I'm reluctant to hacksaw the handle off & remove the shaft from the back as suggested by a local "expert" in Westerly rigging. If I can get the thing apart, I may be able to get a new part fabricated which may be cheaper than a whole new bracket.
So anyone have any experience in taking these apart? BTW, I'm am trying the Westerly Owners Forum too.
The gooseneck finally gave up & fragmented at the weekend. I have a Proctor mast with the old style boom roller reefing that was fitted to many older Westerlys. The sail shape was horrible so I convereted to slab a few years ago but I kept the boom. The gooseneck is atatched to a spindle that runs through the mast & there's a handle at the front. If you know what I'm refering to, please read on.
The question is how to get the thing apart. It seems that the handle & shaft are a one piece casting which means the gooseneck must come off to extract the shaft. All I can see is a couple of roll pins at the gooseneck end. It may be that these are all that hold the goseneck on with something more substantial hidden away for mechanical strength. However, it looks as though the roll pins can't be easily removed. If I try to push them out towards the mast, they will get caught on the mast. And, I can't get access at the back to push them out away from the mast - in fact I'm not even sure there's a hole at the back to push them through.
I guess I can post some pics, but unless anyone's actually taken one of these apart, I'm not sure they will help. I'm reluctant to hacksaw the handle off & remove the shaft from the back as suggested by a local "expert" in Westerly rigging. If I can get the thing apart, I may be able to get a new part fabricated which may be cheaper than a whole new bracket.
So anyone have any experience in taking these apart? BTW, I'm am trying the Westerly Owners Forum too.
