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Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings

Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings
Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings

Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings   Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings

THIS LISTING IS FOR A VINTAGE MERRIMAN? BRONZE FURLING BOOM ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDES THE MAST MOUNTED BOOM TRACK WITH GOOSENECK, THE FORWARD BOOM FITTING WITH THE CRANK ASSEMBLY TO TURN THE BOOM, IT ALSO INCLUDES THE AFT END BOOM FITTING WITH THE BOOM BAIL SWIVEL AND THE SCREW DRIVE CLEW OUTHAUL. THESE ALL HAVE AN AMAZING BRONZE PATINA.

THE MAST MOUNTED TRACK FOR THE GOOSENECK MEASURES APROX 18" LONG AND THE TRACK MEASURES JUST SHY OF 1 3/4 WIDE AND COMES WITH A LARGE 4 1/2" VERY HEAVY DUTY CAR THAT THE FOWARD PART OF THE BOOM SWIVEL MOUNTS TO. THE FORWARD BOOM FITTING THAT CONTAINS THE SWIVEL WORM DRIVE MECHANISM MEASURES FROM THE POINT IT ATTACHES TO THE CAR TO THE END OF THE FITTING MEASURES ABOUT 19 LONG.

I COMPLETELY TOOK THE WORM SCREW DRIVE APART CLEANED OUT A LOT OF OLD DRY GREASE AND BEFORE I CLEANED AND RE-LUBED IT I COULD BARELY TURN THE SQUARE DRIVES WITH A WRENCH, NOW THAT I CLEANED AND RE-LUBED THEM, IT WILL TURN WITH JUST USING 2 FINGERS, IT COULDN'T TURN ANY SMOOTHER AND AND I LUBED IT PROPERLY WITH LEWMAR'S "GEARGREASE". THE AFT BOOM END FITTING MEASURES APROX 20" LONG, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE UPPER TRACKS WHERE THE OUTHAUL SLIDES AND THE STRAP THAT MOUNTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOOM IS ABOUT 3 1/4" INNER DIMENSION. THE ROUND END PIECE THAT THE CRANK IS ON MEASURES APROX 5" DIAMETER AND ABOUT 7 1/4" ACROSS AT THE WIDEST END WITH THE BOOM BAIL AND THE TOPPING LIFT RECEIVER.

THE BOOM BAIL, TOPPING LIFT RING ROTATES PROPERLY, I JUST DISASSEMBLED IT AND RE-GREASED THAT LARGE SWIVEL PIECE. THE CRANK THAT MOVES THE CLEW OUTHAUL FORWARD AND BACK WORKS PERFECTLY, I JUST CLEANED THE SCREW DRIVE AND RE-GREASED IT.

EVEN THE THIN BRONZE FRICTION PLATE TO HOLD THE CRANK CLOSED IN THE BUILT IN RECESS IS STILL WORKING PROPERLY, THESE ARE REALLY AMAZING SURVIVOR PIECES. THESE ARE UNIQUE PIECES OF HARDWARE THAT ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, AND THESE ARE ABOUT AS RARE AS HENS TEETH, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. THESE ARE SOME RARE PARTS AND THEY ARE IN VERY GOOD WORKING CONDITION AND I POLISHED THEM UP AS GOOD AS I COULD, I WOULD LEAVE THEM AS IS BEFORE I WOULD HAVE THE CHROME RE-PLATED, I LOVE THE LOOK OF AGE THEY HAVE. PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER ITEMS FOR MORE VINTAGE AS WELL AS CURRENT SAILBOAT HARDWARE.

BELOW ARE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF THE SMALLER VERSION OF THESE IN ACTION. The item "VINTAGE MERRIMAN FURLING BOOM SETUP WITH MAST GOOSENECK AND FORE/AFT FITTINGS" is in sale since Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

This item is in the category "eBay Motors\Parts & Accessories\Boat Parts\Sailing Hardware & Gear\Sailing Rigging & Fittings". The seller is "rags4jc" and is located in Morro Bay, California. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, Australia.

  • Manufacturer Part Number: BRONZE FURLING BOOM ASSEMBLY

  • Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings   Vintage Merriman Furling Boom Setup With Mast Gooseneck And Fore/aft Fittings