Picture won't be available till the weather breaks as I'm in upstate NYWelcome to SBO.
The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of the goose neck you have? It would be helpful.
Yes I understand the hook would be for reefing,but all the other O'Day models use a bracket that also has the hook except the 240,but I still can't find what the 240 uses.Usually there are holes on a flange at the topside of the gooseneck. Usually a shackle secures the tack ring and the shackle pin is inserted through the holes (or hole if the is just one flange) on the gooseneck to secure the tack assembly to the gooseneck. The short answer is that normally a shackle is used to secure the tack ring on the sail to the gooseneck fitting. There has to be something on the gooseneck to secure a shackle. A hook is never used for this purpose. Hooks, or ram's horns are only used for reefing.
I'm well aware of the weather as I'm only 30 miles NE of Owasco Lake. It has hardly been winter here. Your boat misses you, go see it and regale it will tales of this season's adventures and snap a few photos. Your boat will appreciate it.Picture won't be available till the weather breaks as I'm in upstate NY
On my O’Day 322, there are a few holes in the gooseneck that I can use for my tack shackle, and I can also put reefing hooks on the pin if I want to…
In this photo, the reefing hook has been removed (and no nut on the bolt)…but you can get the idea. A shackle is through the tack ring on the sail, and secured to the gooseneck.
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Just had a chat with her this morning while I was checking her winter coatI'm well aware of the weather as I'm only 30 miles NE of Owasco Lake. It has hardly been winter here. Your boat misses you, go see it and regale it will tales of this season's adventures and snap a few photos. Your boat will appreciate it.