My 32 has Navtec rod rigging....the shrouds are connected with what I
called a 'thru-bolt' ....a bolt that goes through the mast and is
threaded on both ends....the tangs screw to the thru-bolt and the
shrouds are kept in place by the tangs.
When I got the boat in 2006, the rig was completely disassembled when it
arrived by truck....putting it together, I noticed the thru-bolts were
about a third worn through by the chaffing of the wire/rope
halyards.....the thru-bolt(s) were aluminum...the next season, I took
them to a machine shop and had two SS trhu-bolts made.
With my rig, the shroud will rotate or move to the correct angle down if
all is tightened properly not too tight and not too loose.
Robert Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 #277
Halifax, N.S.
On 12/19/2019 9:47 PM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List wrote:
I replaced the rod rigging shrouds on my 1978 34. As I recall, for
that vintage Navtec there is a piece of threaded pipe that goes
through the mast and connects to the shrouds on each side. There are
stainless screw caps that screw onto the pipe on both sides to hold
the shrouds in place. Once you unscrew the cap, the shroud can be
removed. However, I also remember that the angle of the shroud to the
mast had to be correct – like 90 degrees. It is easy to do with the
mast on the ground. If the mast is stepped, this may pose a problem.
Of course, different vintages of hardware may have different methods
of disassembly.
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