Getting back to it

So I've had to take a break from i550 building to do some other stuff. I'm slowly getting back into it, re-stocking the epoxy supply, getting some uni carbon fro the rudder, basically taking inventory and making a to-do and to-buy list to get things moving again. Have to go easy on the wallet for a while though, so that goes into the planning as well!

I am going to use an upside down "pusher" vang, commonly called a gnav, and ordered most of the parts for that. On the mast at the top of the strut is a gooseneck, and I bought two from the company that makes them in Australia. This is the same fitting that the Vipers use, and everything except the mast saddle is what C-Tech uses for their goosenecks. Anyway, it's a Riley RM680, it costs about US$48, you would have to buy direct from Riley to get one, and they have a minimum order of US$100, wire transfers only, no credit cards. Which is why I have two...

(Pic from APS in their boat pictures section, no they don't sell them)

So if anybody else wants to use a gnav and save themselves the hassle and expense of going straight to Riley, I'll gladly sell my 2nd gooseneck at cost.

I have the rest of the parts, including the high load traveller car for the boom (from Harken, it's double the price at APS for some reason), and the track. Just need to get the strut sorted, aluminum tube or gucci carbon tube? Or a slightly bent tube to keep it somewhat out of the way of the main???

-Chad