I have six oak wedges and two stainless straps on my 30-1. I've seen some ads for some hard rubber or plastic wedges which look interesting, but have had only one oak one break in 25 years, so... The comment about Spartite or some other system to fix the mast at the partners contradicts the idea that you use the little plywood shims at the base of the mast to control mast rake. My boat has four of those, they were split, two in front of the mast, two behind, and for more rake I now have one in front and the other three aft.
Not a big issue, just renew your wiring and remount. Gary #593 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Steven A. Demore via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 9:58 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Steven A. Demore <sdem...@computer.org> Subject: Stus-List Mast Wedge Help I had my C&C 30 MK1 dismasted yesterday to do some work on it. The boat came with no wedges in the deck collar, so I made some one day, just to get through summer. While taking down the mast yesterday, I asked the rigger what kind of wedges it should have. He said he wasn't sure whether C&Cs came with wedges, or a metal spacer. Does anybody know what the factory used to support the mast through the deck? Also, while I am at it. Any suggestions on anything I should be checking on the mast? I'm replacing the wiring, going to LED lights, replacing all of the running rigging, new blocks and sheaves, and checking out the step. The boom has the internal blocks and wire for tensioning the foot of the main, but I don't know whether that is accessible for maintenance or not. One last thing. I was planning to mount steps (the triangular aluminum ones) on the sides of the mast. The rigger recommended against it because of the number of holes in the mast. Anybody have thought on whether a series of small holes (1/8, 3/16??) would weaken the mast? Thanks, Steve
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