Or it would flatten the eye to the mast and the shroud would be coming out of the eye fitting at an angle. Either way will fail.
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 8:09 AM To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Re: Stus-List Standing Rigging Question From a Former C&Cer You can't run a bolt through the eye on the end of a shroud. The tangs line up the direction of pull, a bolt would be getting pulled on at an angle trying to yank the head/nut off from one side. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Neil Gallagher via CnC-List Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 2:23 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Neil Gallagher Subject: Re: Stus-List Standing Rigging Question From a Former C&Cer 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: --- 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 _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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