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Rigging component?
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:03 am
by CapnJeff
Hello all!!! I recently acquired my first sailboat, a 76 C22 and I found this piece stashed in a drawer down in the cabin. Does anyone know what this is?
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:42 am
by CaptainScott
At a glance it looks like a boom gooseneck. Does not looks correct for the C22 if it is indeed some ones idea of a goose neck!
Scott
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:59 am
by CapnJeff
Thanks the insight, Scott. The original gooseneck is attached to the boom. This piece was just randomly thrown in the cabin. I'm not sure if it belongs to a C22 or not.
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:18 am
by Holiday
I believe that is the vang attachment. It goes in the slot below the goose neck to attach one end of the vang.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:01 am
by CaptainScott
Excellent idea!
Makes perfect sense too!
My vangs were set up with an eye attachment but that sure would work on the vang!
Scott
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:35 am
by CapnJeff
I figured out what it is. It's the mast slide for a boomkicker. The previous owner installed it to replace the topping lift apparently. I should have suspected that since the boom kicker was laying in the vee berth.