In a message dated 4/13/99 3:56:46 AM, spooner@gateway.net writes:
>. OK but when
>I drop the main what keeps the boom at the mast from laying on the deck.
>I do have the topping lift but that just supports the back. Do I need
>another one of those little doo-hickeys with the little thumbwheel that
>locks in the groove?
>Thanks again to the group!
>John...CO P-19 1091
John - If the topping lift supports the aft end of your boom at a point below
the gooseneck or forward end of your boom, the weight of the boom itself will
keep the gooseneck from sliding down. If your topping lift holds the boom
too high, there is a possibility that the gooseneck could slide down, but I
doubt if it would.
Richard S. Karam
Okla City Commodore
P-15 #2098 Oops