I suspect it is a later retrofit there to keep the mast in the boat if you ever had a full knockdown and rollover that snapped the mast off. With the mast broken, there isn't anything to keep the bottom of the mast in the boat in a rollover. If the bottom of the mast slipped out of the partners in a knockdown and dismasting you'd have a big hole in your deck for the remainder of the storm that dismasted you. Our 37/40Xl with an Offshore Spars Mast came from the factory with tangs between the mast step and a through bolt through the base of the mast for this purpose.
Is there a bolt or some other attachment point on the side of your mast this cable is on about the right distance up from the bottom? Something to hold the base of the mast in the boat is also a requirement for ocean racing. Ken H. On Sun, 22 Jun 2025 at 09:33, Languid Refiner via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have a couple more questions about the mast. > Question 1: Does anyone know what this cable is on my mast step (see > attached photo)? Does it help keep the mast down? And is it attached by > going straight up, or does it go around the mast? > > -Thanks, Oden > > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated.
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