Was not going to weigh in as I have a different boat and don’t know the wedge configuration of yours. My 33-2 has one shim each side and a forward and aft wedge, and a hook on each side of the mast that engages the through deck fitting. The wedges fall into place when the mast is stepped and can be seated with a light tap with a mallet. They are removed in the fall with a more aggressive tap from below with a mallet and drift. Once in they don’t move, as far as I’ve noticed. No issue at all.
All this to say that your post made me think that your wedges might not fit as well as they could, and that might indeed be a starting point, as you speculate below. Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2021, at 12:07 PM, Peter McMinn via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you all for the quick replies. I have no leak issues around the deck > opening, observed after some heavy rain this winter. The wedges also appear > to be in good shape—just loose. Perhaps I’m hearing from above they may be > too small or the wrong shape? Charles, I’ll ping you for what to look for at > HF for future ref. Not wanting to disturb the boot, which appears in good > shape, I’m going to try to pull/jam the wedges back into place from below. If > not, I may have to remove the boot:/ Useful to know that Spartite will > release with the right method—I may go with the stuff when I pull the mast at > some point. > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
