Dave,
I wouldn't worry about going up the mast. The loads you will be imparting on the mast are nearly vertical. The shrouds are there for lateral support. Like Ed said, I wouldn't hesitate to go up the mast either. Jake Jake Brodersen "Midnight Mistress" C&C 35 Mk-III Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Pulaski via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 9:17 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: David Pulaski Subject: Stus-List 34+ lower intermediate shrouds Here's another pic that show the un-straightness of the lead into the sockets of the lower intermediate shrouds. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5rt7uwrhyervfn9/20150814_161547.jpg?dl=0 It's definitely not just that it's not tight - those shrouds actually have a fair bit of tension on them. I'm hoping it's just that the terminal wasn't pulled all the way down into the socket when they stepped the mast and it's hung-up a bit in there, able to be shaken free and run straight. ...which leads to the next question: should it be ok for me to go up the mast with this lower shroud disconnected? I weigh about 200#. The spar seems pretty beefy and I doubt it couldn't handle it, just want to check with the experts here. I'd hate to have to have the rig dropped again just to deal with this issue. Thanks again all for sharing your collective wealth of knowledge! -Dave
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