I used ratcheting tie downs to pull the deck down towards the mast step -
and an OC6 crew standing on deck around the mast.
This was when I forgot to install the straps one year and only noticed days
later - the deck had "lifted" or perhaps as Steve points out, the weight of
the keel had something
There is another solution to adjusting the straps under the Do-It-Yourself
section. (MAST BRACKETS) It turns the fixed staps into adjustable ones.
Looks interesting.
Tom
S/V ANDIAMO
C&C 36, 1980
Rockaway Bch, NY
646-283-1580
tagraph...@optonline.net
rs who have
dealt with the same problem on the same or very similar boats.
Steve Thomas
1980 C&C36
Merritt Island, Fl
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From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List
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Cc: Tom Alessi
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 12:30
Subject: Stus-List mas
Hi Tom,
a similar situation happened to us a few years ago. We solved it by attaching
the lower hole on the stainless strap to the bottom of the mast and bringing
them closer (1/2 inch in our case) using a home depot bought turnbuckle. It
worked, but the approach felt wrong.
I was under th
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> From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List
> Date: 2016-08-02 1:30 PM (GMT-04:00)
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> Cc: Tom Alessi
> Subject: Stus-List mast collar straps
>
> Hi,
> This is my first season sailing after a season on the hard doing repairs.
> When the yard re-stepped th
ssage
From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List
Date: 2016-08-02 1:30 PM (GMT-04:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Tom Alessi
Subject: Stus-List mast collar straps
Hi,
This is my first season sailing after a
season on the hard doing repairs. When the yard re-stepped the mast the holes
on
the
Hi,
This is my first season sailing after a season on the hard doing repairs. When
the yard re-stepped the mast the holes on the metal straps that bolt through
the mast no longer align. The holes on the mast are lower by 3/8". As part of
the rehab I had removed the mast collar. so I initially t
