I think the reason we bolt the mast to the step is that some bright spark in the CCA decided that it was a good idea for boats doing the Bermuda race and it caught on. I remember thinking how useless the idea as I prepared a boat for the 1984 race.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Dave Godwin via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Wal, > > I think ventilation is the purpose also. Moot point now that I have a mast > wrap though. > > The observation about bolting the mast base to the shoe is pretty much in > line with my thinking; the forces at work in a major mast loss are probably > going to overwhelm those bolts pretty quickly. I’ve thought about doing it > with my mast but frankly it is a back-burner item for the time being. > > As a former owner (briefly) of a Bruce King designed Islander 37 I can > imagine the damage done. The mast is encased by cabinetry and probably did > a good bit of damage to that and the head. Those old seventies-era > single-spreader masts were pretty stout… > > As far as the upcoming weather is concerned and as someone who has > experienced sailing north up the Baja coast I would recommend that you > consider heading south for the Canal and the Caribbean. No decent tacos but > some great sailing to be had. The Chesapeake Bay is pretty nifty too. ;-) > > Best, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > Reedville - Chesapeake Bay > Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > > On Jun 12, 2014, at 4:04 PM, Wally Bryant via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I vote for ventilation. I have 14 1/2" holes in the mast, about six > inches from the collar. When the bow's pointed into a stiff breeze it is > truly amazing the amount of air that comes in through all the slots in the > mast and shoots out through those holes. Often, that's happening when all > the hatches have to be shut tight, so that air is welcome. I never > considered the reverse, of moving air up out of the boat, but it makes > sense. I'll have to do an experiment, and set a fart on fire and see where > the smoke goes. <VBG> > > A dozen or so years back a keel-stepped Islander 37 was a victim of bad > line handling in the Panama Canal, and was swept under the transom of a > container ship. <http://www.pmbc.net/htmls/brokenboat.html> The whole > mast was spun in a big circle, and was devastating to the interior. I can > only guess that the rig was actually lifted off the mast step during the > crash. Frankly, I don't know if having the mast bolted to the step would > have done much good. When I rebuilt my rig with a new mast step, I asked > the rigger to drill a hole through everything so we could bolt it down, and > he looked at me like I was an idiot. (At the time, he'd just finished > rigging Bruce Schwab's Open 60 'Ocean Planet', and he was the best rigger > in town.) He told my that my mast step had 2" high 1/2" thick walls, and > if the mast ever jumped over that it would be the least of my problems. > > Anyway, Eastern Pacific has had two Cat 4 Hurricanes within the first two > weeks of the season. I sure hope that isn't a sign of how the summer will > develop. I've been waiting here for weeks looking for the right weather > window to sail north. The SSW winds don't kick in until hurricane season. > Everybody is gone; they've all motored into the northerlies, or waited for > dead calm to motor north. I don't like motoring for days on end. It's an > insult to the boat. And it looks like this weekend there will be three > days of 8-15k from the SW, with a 3-4 foot 13 second SW swell. Cool. Give > me 8 on a flat sea (with a clean hull,) and I'll make 4-5. Give me 15 and > I'm at hull speed, with the boat on it's feet. I can set the sails, set > the Monitor, and fire up the BBQ. The contour lines are a bit squirelly, > so sailing the rhumb line won't happen, but who cares as long as you're > moving forward. > > I will miss this place, though. The fishing boats pull in every morning, > and I can walk over and get fish off the boat. I have often bought a kilo > of fresh yellowfin tuna, cut off the fish while I watch, for 150 pesos. > Yes, I have eaten the freshest sashimi possible until I can't eat anymore > and still have leftovers. > > Wal > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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