Glenn
I have a 2006 H36 that my wife and I have been sailing since 2006 along the east coast and the Bahamas. We are getting ready to return to Chesapeake Bay for the summer from the Florida Keys and are readying the boat. When checking the rigging I found that the gooseneck has 'compressed' into the mast at the lower portion of the mounting plate, the top part of the gooseneck is fine. No cracks in the mast. Except for a couple of weekend trips, we have sat on a mooring. Coming down we had to run the ICW due to weather so it isn't like we have beatup the boat over the past 6 months.
I have about 4 or 5 inchs of rake in the mast, the turnbuckles had been tightened with a small wrench and a screwdriver so not too much tension. The Selden rigid vang was bottomed out, has been since being launched by the dealer. I moved it out the boom a bit to get some end play in the vang.
I am hoping I can adjust the shrouds and safely get back to the Chesapeake and then have my dealer take a look. Any suggestions for now?
I have left a message with Hunter and I am waiting for a call back.
thanks
Larry
I have a 2006 H36 that my wife and I have been sailing since 2006 along the east coast and the Bahamas. We are getting ready to return to Chesapeake Bay for the summer from the Florida Keys and are readying the boat. When checking the rigging I found that the gooseneck has 'compressed' into the mast at the lower portion of the mounting plate, the top part of the gooseneck is fine. No cracks in the mast. Except for a couple of weekend trips, we have sat on a mooring. Coming down we had to run the ICW due to weather so it isn't like we have beatup the boat over the past 6 months.
I have about 4 or 5 inchs of rake in the mast, the turnbuckles had been tightened with a small wrench and a screwdriver so not too much tension. The Selden rigid vang was bottomed out, has been since being launched by the dealer. I moved it out the boom a bit to get some end play in the vang.
I am hoping I can adjust the shrouds and safely get back to the Chesapeake and then have my dealer take a look. Any suggestions for now?
I have left a message with Hunter and I am waiting for a call back.
thanks
Larry