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Not just the falling out issue, but the falling "half way" out is what worries me most. I'm not sure the mast tube in the deck is designed to support the weight of a mast filled with water and pressing in on the inner walls of the deck tube at the half way point when righting a boat. I'll bet that could destroy a mast step pretty quickly. The retainer line works to keep it mast mostly all the way into the step when capsized. It's a pain to tie, but I won't sail without mine.
This is a quote from another thread that was enough to convince me...
I guess looking at my old rig on 100541 is why I was confused. Can't see how a line from the gooseneck to the fairlead will do anything the cunningham won't.
I like to use a nice thick shock cord. One end is tird to the gooseneck and the other has a Witchard brand hook which I connect to the stainless seck loop for my cunningham pulley port side. I probbaly have 10 kilos of static force on that shock cord.
Great post!
I currently use the standard "loop of line around the mast and over the vang-tang", and I've never liked the force it can generate on the block-plate if things get hung up. It's also a pain to tie every time.
I always worry about leaving too much slack in it and allowing the mast to rise up enough to get out of the base of the mast-well and onto the relatively unsupported middle part of the tube. Next time I rig, I'll check to see if I can tie it loosely enough to be able to pull over the tang, but still tight enough for my peace of mind. In any case, I think I'll try the shock-cord technique. It seems much simpler (and better) than the alternatives.You should be able to tie the loop long enough to go over the tang and back, and leave tied to the deck...
That is because you are not paying attention.
Read carefully. You could avoid
Would it work to tie the shock cord to one of the metal loops on the cunningham/outhaul deck plates, bring it over where the vang connects to the mast, and connect to the metal loop on the other side? Would there be too much force on the vang/mast connection?
I have it that way.
You just need to find a spot on the goose-neck to hook it. My line starts on the port side mount for the block, passes around the front of the mast and hooks on the starboard side of the gooseneck. My outhaul is on the other side.
I may even paint the hooks with pink Awlgrip.