Gooseneck - custom - IOM & other small

Gooseneck - tilted axis gooseneck for 11 mm diameter mast.

The goosenecks in this range all have a tilted axis but are otherwise similar to the popular 005P and 011P ranges. All have a plastic body with a tilted, but fixed, axis. This page allows the browser to specify the other details of the item he wants.

All the goosenecks have the following features:

- Gooseneck body that fits a mast easily
- Drill and fasteners to attach gooseneck body to the mast.
- Boom end fittings that fit the specified boom easily
- Supplied with instructions/diagram.

Choose the following features:

- Type of bearings - ball raced or standard
- Axis tilted at 0.5 or 1.0 degrees
- Type of boom end fitting - SAILSetc, round, Variant or none (i.e. the tang only)
- Type of kicking strap (vang) - normal or extended kicking strap

Thanks to Colin Mason for suggesting a neat way of adding an eye to the forward end of the boom for the Cunningham control line.

Axis alignment

The design of the gooseneck body ensures it is aligned with the mast perfectly. If the axis of the gooseneck is required at a slightly different angle, place a packer under one end of the gooseneck body before it is fixed to the mast tube. Use deck patch material or other self-adhesive material to achieve this. 0.1 mm thickness will tilt the axis by 0.1 degree. One layer of SAILSetc deck patch material will tilt the axis by 0.1 degree.

Maintenance of the bearings used in this product is described here.

Kicking strap is the English language term used for the adjustable connection between the lower end of the gooseneck and the boom. It is also known as a vang.

Gooseneck, vit de mulet, lümmelbeschlag, zwanehais, svanehais, snood de attacco, pescante arbotante, mangual.