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My boom was in fact setup for roller reefing. I have heard of problems with the siding gooseneck arrangement with respect to it's hardiness under stress, or more appropriately, it's lack thereof. However, from all the information that I can gather, this seems to be related to heavy use of solid boom vangs that put a lot of stress on the gooseneck fitting itself. Since I don't plan on using a solid vang on this boat, I am strongly considering doing just as you said and try to refinish the sliding gooseneck parts and pieces. Thanks for the advice!
Ryan
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