gooseneck position on mast of CP-16

[kldubois]

Now having difficulty with rigging my newly purchased CP-16. Previous owner positioned gooseneck about 10-12" inches below slot on mast. With fully hoisted mainsail, the bolt rope of the foot will not line up with the slot in the boom.  The only way to do this is to lower the gooseneck on the mast. Then the (triangle of bolt rope on the foot - tack- bolt rope on the luff) is not in a slot. I know this can not be correct. Is it possible I have the mainsail of a CP-19 or larger. A picture here would be worth a thousand words. Thanks in advance. Joe in Key Largo

[KPL]

I think I understand what you are describing, and it sounds correct.  On my CP16, the bolt rope of the luff is only in the mast above the slot.  This is different then my Holder 14 where the bolt rope is fed with the boom down into the slot, then the head of the sail is fed in the slot so that it is supported the entire length.

The tack of the sail should be secured to the boom with a pin through the grommet. 

I don't think there is really any disadvantage the way you have it set up. It makes it easy to drop and furl the sail without having to monkey around with the boom.

[B.Hart]

On my 16 the boom rides above the slot in the mast with the sail up. It may not be the correct sail. I am currently using a snipe mainsail on my 16 but the measurments are very close to a 16-1. I bought it at masthead in St. Petersburg for $165.00(unused) untill I can order a new set.

[Paul]

My mainsail has slugs that fit in the sail track of the mast and boltrope in the slot of the boom.  The pin in the gooseneck holds the tack in place.  Upon hauling the mainsail the gooseneck almost slips out of the feed slot in the mast, yet stays below it, barely.  A downhaul secures the gooseneck further down the mast and, of course, shapes the main nicely.  Overall, the gooseneck stays below the slot.

Hope this helps.

Paul

[Craig Weis]

I would say to purchase some more sail stops. One below the gooseneck to keep the boom from dropping. Keeps the down haul tight too.

One to stop the main sail from falling out of top of the feed slot in the mast when slack.

And pull that gooseneck down with the downhaul even if that means the main sail is not all the way up to the masthead. skip.