It's common to have the lowers attach directly to the spreader bracket,
is it possible that the plate is part of the bracket? . Further, a plain
bolt through the mast, when tightened, could cause the walls of the mast
to bend or collapse. There should be a compression tube inside the mast
through which the bolt goes to prevent that. On my mast the compression
tube and bolt are directly in line with the spreaders, and the tang
plate for the lowers is part of the spreader bracket. Attaching the
lowers to just a plain bolt through the mast doesn't seem advisable.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 11/16/2017 9:24 PM, bobmor99 . via CnC-List wrote:
Hurricane Irma claimed Ox, my beloved 33-1.
In its place I now have a 1979 Cal-31.
I am hoping for some sympathy-advice regarding the standing rigging on
my new boat.
Below is the as yet unanswered question I posted on the Cal user group
site:
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Greetings,
My new-to-me 31 came with an oversized, uninstalled, brand new set of
shrouds.
The mast ends have beefy eye fittings.
The existing lowers terminate with jaws that connect to rectangular
plates (port and stbd) that are bolted together through the mast.
I am wondering if the intent was to do away with the plates and run
the bolt directly through the four eyes (two eyes on each side, of
course). :-)
Any thoughts or ideas are most welcomed.
Cheers,
--Bob M
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