Yes, absolutely, they should have a bolt passing through them and through the mast. One long bolt is fine, washers and a self locking nut work well, the bolt doesn't have to be tight, just not loose. If you find the strap holes are a bit too high to get the bolt through them and the mast try releasing the tension on ALL your halyards and the holes should line up.
The halyards and other lines coming down the mast turn in blocks attached to the mast collar casting (partners) to run back to your line stoppers and winches. This creates an upward force on the deck at the mast collar, trying to lift the deck up. The resulting load on the mast collar and deck is transferred back to the mast by these straps. The other rod is probably attached to the baby stay track (assuming you have a baby stay. It should be just snug, or perhaps have just a slight bit of tension when the baby stay is slack. Ken H. On Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 10:03, David Hayward via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi > > Wonder if I have the mast set-up correctly. There are two staniless steel > straps hanging down port & starboard of the mast. They are bolted to the > thru-deck fitting, are about 10 inches long and a bolt hole in the bottom > end almost aligns with holes in the mast. Purpose and should the hangers be > bolted to the mast? > > Also there's stainless steel rod nth a turnbuckle on the bottom end (in > the v-berth cabin) that connects the deck to the keel. Purpose and how to > tune? > > > > > Thx > David > https://krazysailing.wordpress.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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