Tom,
Not sure how close your rig is to mine, but on mine the lowers are
attached to a tab that's integral with the spreader bracket. The tab,
angled outwards to match the angle of the lower shrouds, is part of the
flat plate that's screwed to the side of the mast and on which a tube is
welded to receive the inboard end of the round spreader. Is yours
similar? Doesn't seem likely that there's any sort of access opening;
there's a hole through the mast in line with the spreaders which carries
a compression tube, but that would mean your entire spreader bracket has
been ripped off, it would seem that would take a very high load.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 1/8/2020 4:45 PM, Tom Alessi via CnC-List wrote:
Went to check up on my boat the other day and found that my lower port
spreader bracket had been pulled off the mast, but still attached to
spreader. Seems a nearby sailboat owner had not removed the jib and
it came unfurled during a storm and caught hold of the spreader boot.
I can only imagine it violently shaking my spreader and rig. With the
bracket partially off I can see a hole in the mast.
- Is that some kind of access opening behind the bracket? Or is it
worse than that? I'm buried in the yard and the mast won't be down
till spring.
-If the bracket or spreader is destroyed, does anyone know of a source
for replacements?
- Boat owner or Boatyard responsible?
Appreciate any info.
Tom Alessi
Andiamo C&C 36
646-283-1580
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