AlexIf it is the gooseneck, I broke mine a couple of years ago.  Peter Nyberg posted a short video a while back on how to disassemble and reassemble the gooseneck.  After viewing the video I contacted Dwyer , the company that produces the IFM mast for Stan.  Their parts guy was really helpful in supplying the parts I needed to rebuild the gooseneck.
Mel RothbardPaperclipper Long Beach Island, NJ

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  On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 11:01 PM, Chris Geankoplis<chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:   Hang in there Alex. I can’t answer your question but you can bet on some
knowledgeable answers soon.

On Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 1:47 PM Alexander Cole <colealexander at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> For the first time nothing broke after a week cruising on Erie.  So
> instead  I bent up the gooseneck of my IMF and broke the bolt attaching it
> to the plastic sled Sunday on a reservoir Sunday.    I’ve not had a
> response from the parts website and the number is dead.
> I think the failure relates to a vang I added to the pivot bolt.  It was
> light wind with strong random gusts, so the boom was in the lower position
> and the vang did not form a 45 45 90 triangle.  There must have been
> significant occasional  stresses.
> I can heat and rebend the metal but fear loss of strength.    I need post
> general boat solutions.    I think Stan modified a Ronstan racing dinghy
> gooseneck  that is out of production.  Holt Allan has a sliding gooseneck
> that looks interesting if it could be made to work.  Anybody have insight?
>
> Alex Cole
> SV Lark