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sailboat boom to mast connection

Boom attachment. the forward end of the boom attaches to a mast just below the sail, with a joint called the gooseneck.the gooseneck pivots allowing the other end of the boom to move freely. the clew (back corner) of the sail attaches to the free end of the boom. the entire foot of the sail may be attached to the boom or just the clew. if the foot is not attached to the boom, the rig is known. Mast & boom fittings sort by: featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical: a to z alphabetical: z to a avg. customer review price: low to high price: high to low harken sail chafe protector (pairs) $64.86 $58.37. A boom vang prevents this motion by pulling downward on the boom regardless of its position in relation to the centerline. a traditional block-and-tackle vang mounts between the base of the mast and mid-boom. the control line is typically led back to the cockpit, where pulling the line exerts force to pull the boom down..

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sailboat boom to mast connection I have been trying to diagnose some squeaking coming from the mast and noted two different configurations used between the boom / mast and the base of the vang / mast. the gooseneck for the boom has the boom part rotating around a pin held in place by the mast part. that is the pin is fixed, everything rotates around the pin. see image on left. The bracket where the boom attaches to the mast was initially set up very low on my new mast (as well as the old bent one that i replaced) - only 3-4 inches from the bottom of the mast. it clearly goes higher up, i think just under the groove where the sail begins heading up the mast, and between the 2 movable "stops" that are there..