Dave;
There definitely seems to be something wrong. The shrouds should be straight when under tension. The ball joints at the top of my shrouds look something like an apostrophe ( , ) with the ball off to one side of the joint. If I were to guess, I’d say the guys who were setting the mast somehow got the shrouds rotated 180 degrees before they connected and tightened them. I would not be afraid to disconnect both shrouds (though the conservative approach would be to do only one at a time), nor to go up the mast to look the situation over closely. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of davepulaski via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 2:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: davepulaski <davepula...@hotmail.com> Subject: Stus-List 34+ lower intermediate shrouds Here's my next ultra-paranoid new owner question: So, looking up at my rig from the deck at where the lower intermediate shrouds enter the attachment point to the mast, they do not appear to make a perfectly straight lead right into the socket. They both appear to take a very slight bend in the last 4" or so. No kink or anything, just a slight bend. Is this right, or is there a potential problem with the toggles in the mast? Attached is a link to a pic I just took. You can see what I'm talking about if you zoom in on the base of the lower spreaders. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rjn5ipkmipy1j0s/20150814_143653.jpg?dl=0 Secondary, is it safe to completely disconnect these lower intermediates at the deck turnbuckles without throwing the rig too much out of column & collapsing it? (With boat on its mooring of course, I don't even have any sails bent on yet). Thanks all! Sent from my T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2
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