I have a 1981 C&C 36, and it is keel stepped, not deck stepped. Even if
your mast is keel stepped and you were some how going to raise it a bit
without completely removing it, I would suggest that the process would
be risky. Better to take it out and investigate the problem completely.
May be a smarter and safer way to go in the long run. In addition, you
get the opportunity to check out all of the rigging, wiring, etc. and
service or replace what is needed. Just my thoughts.
Glenn Gambel
Wind N Spirits
C&C 36
------ Original Message ------
From: "Steve Thomas via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: "Steve Thomas" <sthom...@bellnet.ca>
Sent: 1/16/2017 8:25:59 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast Step Box 1980 CnC36
Right you are Dwight, but the marina in Florida is insurance crazy and
skill short when it comes to sailboat rigs. They insist that boat
owners hire a "professional rigger" to assist with unstepping or
stepping a mast. My plan is to improve the situation for now, and
unstep the mast to fix the step and a few other things when I get to a
place that has a better attitude and maybe a crane. Everyone in our
sailing club on Lake Erie unsteps their mast every year, so it is a
little hard to relate to people who insist that it is such a big deal
just because they don't do it much themselves.
Steve Thomas
C&C27 MKIII
Port Stanley, ON
C&C36
Merritt Island, FL
---- dwight veinot via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Good luck Steve...I think it would be a much easier fix with the mast
out
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Whatever is supporting the mast step on my 1980 C&C36 project boat
has sunk by 1/2 to 1.0 inch, and the mast is pulling down on the cabin
top. There is no visible sign of rot in the wood and fibreglass cross
members at either end, and I am planning to attempt to put an aluminum
plate shim underneath. The step box is constructed of anodized
aluminum about a half an inch thick, and the bottom plate extends
forward forming a shelf through which 2 bolts or lag screws hold it in
place. There are no other visible mechanical fasteners.
Judging from all the talk over the years about mast steps, I am
guessing that someone on the list has removed a similar box on a
similar if not identical boat. What did you find? Were there other
fasteners? Was the fibreglass holding it down? Any issues getting it
loose? What is underneath that not obvious?
I am hoping to do this without unstepping the mast, but just jacking
it up a bit.
Thanks,
Steve Thomas
C&C 36
Merritt Island, FL
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