The gooseneck arrangement attracted the attention of the makers of my new sails and rightly so. It was a lash up and not particularly strong.
So I set about reinforcing it. Phase 1 was to add an eye bolt for the stag horns.
The next modification was to improve the tack attachment.
Still not happy, I decided to find a welder to add a support bracket for the top of the eye bolt. This proved harder than I had planned so I bought a welder and did it my self.
It wasn't so hard and I am hooked on welding now.
The eye bolt is an M8 eye welded to a 3/8" UNC bolt and the gooseneck slide now has a third bracket. Very happy with the outcome and will hopefully try it in place on Louisa this weekend.
Fits like a glove 👍😀
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