by rnlivingston » Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:31 pm
Our sailing club was recently given a 1980 DS 11. It did not come with a boom, so I tried to use a boom I had from a 1964 DS1. The gooseneck slide would not fit in the mast track. I tried it on another DS 11 from the same time and it would not fit. I then tried on a couple of older Daysailers and it fit fine...even a little loose. Is it possible O'Day used a black mast with a thicker wall on the mast track back then ? Took the slide home and filed it thinner. Will try it again tomorrow.
Roger Livingston
DS 6872
Mariner 4096