My C&C 30 MK1 1981 has a alumum plate under the mast and it works great.
On 12/18/12, Joe at Zialater <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks very much to all who sent in ideas and advice on possibly jacking up > my mast for the step repair. The question was rendered moot for me when > the > boatyard pulled the mast this morning. I had mentioned that I wanted it > pulled, although I expected them to notify me. Well - I think the advice > to give myself some work room and also have the opportunity to go over the > mast carefully was the way to go anyway. The bottom few inches of the mast > appear to be in good shape so no worries there. The coach roof was dragged > down an inch or so by the mast sagging - I hope that I can just jack that > back into shape somehow. > > > > So, I was scooping out 37 year old bilge water from under the old mast step > today - or at least it smelled that way. It appears that the lowest point > in the bilge is under the mast step - I will probably try to install a > bilge > pump or some other method of getting the water out. Once the mast is back > in, the area is pretty much inaccessible. I will check the keel bolt > under > there too. > > > > I will keep you all in the loop as the job progresses towards that first > glorious sail on a sparkling spring day! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Joe > > 1975 30 Mk 1 > > Mayo, MD > > > > > > -- “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
