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Mast Gate?

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:15 pm
by Zilbub
On my C-22 mast, there is an opening where you feed in the sail clips but if I drop the sail and don't have a "stop" tightened above the opening, the sail clips all fall out. Is there supposed to be a mast gate so the clips can go clear to the boom without falling out of the slot?

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:50 pm
by Rich
Mine has one. Of course just using the stop will work as well.

Suggestion for mast gate

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:32 am
by Trey
My C22 has stops for the boom's gooseneck and for the mainsail.

I would think that a small sized bolt with a slightly bent washer (to mimic the curvature of the groove the sail slides up into) on the inside with a couple of washers (also slightly bent) with either a wingnut or regular nut would serve as a decent stop.

Of course, they would have to be stainless steel.

Good luck.