stuartm80127
Member II
I just purchased a 1976 Ericson 27 for seasonal use on a Colorado lake. While installing the main/boom into the mast I must first insert the gooseneck for the boom into a five inch slot in the mast and then lower the boom so that it rests about five inches below the slot. I install a slug retainer to prevent the boom from going up the mast and exiting the slot. I then feed the main sail slugs upwards into the same 5" slot and install a retainer slug to prevent all of the sail slugs from running down out the same slot. After doing this I noticed that I could not reef my mainsail because doing so would require that either the boom or the sail slugs pass over this 5" slot. There are no obvious signs of anything ever being done around the slot area to allow for reefing.
Are there any after-market plates that can be screwed into the mast which would prevent the slugs from exiting the slot? Such a plate would require that I drill & tap into the mast and then secure the plates with machine screws. Has anyone fabricated such? How have other Ericson 27's solved this problem?
Thanks in advance.
Stuart
Are there any after-market plates that can be screwed into the mast which would prevent the slugs from exiting the slot? Such a plate would require that I drill & tap into the mast and then secure the plates with machine screws. Has anyone fabricated such? How have other Ericson 27's solved this problem?
Thanks in advance.
Stuart