Dave,
The chocks at the partners are fairly important. Most of the force from
the shrouds and stays are is pushing down on the mast, a "column" load.
The wedges or chocks at the partners keep the the mast in line
vertically, which greatly reduces it's tendency to go out of column
under the vertical load. Most likely nothing severe would happen if you
sailed without them, but they're not just a tuning item, they serve a
fundamental purpose.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 9/6/2015 4:05 PM, davepulaski via CnC-List wrote:
So I just discovered 4 shaped wood blocks waaay up under the nav table
that I can only assume are the chocks for where the mast passes
through the deck. Which obviously means the yard didn't put them in
when they stepped the mast because they didn't know they existed.
So my question is, is it a Big Deal to go sailing without them? As
in, will it do any damage to anything? I'd rather not undo my nicely
sealed mast boot and have to loosen the rig and start all over if I
don't have to.
I don't care if the rig isn't in perfect tune without them, just
curious if I can get away with being lazy and not hurting anything in
this instance.
My mainsail should be back from the loft in a couple days and I really
want to get out.
What say ye?
-Dave
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