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Esteban
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Initially Posted - 05/07/2006 : 08:08:59

Good morning fellas!

I share this little story with you all for your thoughts and input.

Two weeks ago seven folks and I raised the mast on my boat (boat was on a craddle). I personnaly tightened all the shrouds to ensure the mast would stay upright and snug. All eight eyes glanced at all the lines, shrouds and junk to ensure everything was in correctly in place. I was actually surprised everything went smooth without any tangles.

I then asked the marina to please tune the rigging over the week. They put the boat in the water on Monday, tuned the rigging on Thursday and then put the boat back in the water on Friday.

Friday night I drove down to load the boat for a Saturday sail and here is what I found:

Can't see it?

Wow - those little plastic tie-down straps can really hold a load!!!

The Marina is adamant that it was not like that when they finished tuning the rigging. No idea what happened. The BS flag did come up when they told me that if the shrouds are not moused (safety wired) to the spreaders, they can easily "slip out" even while under tension.

So all those years and the times with a 30-35 dergree list while close hauling and uppers not having "slipped out" - but a forklift trip from the water to the craddle is enough to wiggle the mast and the shroud to "slip out"?!?

My spreaders don't have a place to safety wire the shourds an I can't find any reference in the owners manual or the association tech stuff.

I have some initial thought on what happened and I haven't ruled out any faul by anyone just yet. I was wondering what you fine skippers thought.

Thanks,

Esteban

Esteban Diaz
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Rich G
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Response Posted - 05/07/2006 : 08:38:40

I think that sucks.

Sorry my opinion doesn't help much . . .

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/07/2006 : 08:51:05

I drilled my own Esteban. Small drill bit through the middle of the pipe about 1/4 inch past where the spreader cap would end. Stainless steel annealing wire through the hole, around the shroud a number of times around the spreader back through the hole, twisted off. Make sure you allow the shroud to still move through the track on the spreader.

dw

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 05/07/2006 : 10:01:07

I can not see the photos, only question marks. I take it the lowers are keeping the rig up? I too had to drill swage wire holes.

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