A week ago, on my way to S.Catalina Island, I was goosed by my gooseneck. More specifically, a simple cotterpin broke and my boom detached itself from the gooseneck. I just spent most of this last weekend taking apart my boom and gooseneck to repair this. (Stay tuned for pictures on my web pages and maybe a projects entry.)
In the meantime, if you haven't inspected this -- it's easy to overlook because it's INSIDE the boom -- within the last year or two, then it's definitely something to add to your annual maintenance list. As Ron Hill has told me recently ... inspect, Inspect, INSPECT!
Mark Elkin
Yorkshire Rose, #133