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J C,
I never chocked my mast partners exactly but it is probably a good idea to secure it on each side (port & stbd) and maybe even fore and aft.? The closest thing I can think of that resembles the orginal "shims" that were used for this would be those rubberized door stop gizmos you can probably find at most hardward stores.? You could use wooden cedar shims but I think that something more flexible is a bit more ideal.
Something like this:?
https://www.amazon.com/STS-526901-Heavy-Rubber-Stoppers/dp/B07HHPPY6X/ref=asc_df_B07HHPPY6X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312218187570&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2563196862536274422&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9067609&hvtargid=pla-613129378541&psc=1
You will need to tape over the mast partners once it is shimmed to keep rainwater from running down the mast into the cabin.? Duct tape only works marginally well for this.? There are better more expensive tapes for this application.
Good luck.
Caleb D.
T27 #328 Odalisque
NY
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From: j c <anvil3a@...> To: T27Owners <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 8:42 pm Subject: [T27Owners] Mast Chocks Hello, i need to chock the mast of my boat, the mast was down when i got the boat, so i dont even know what they look like to begin with, can anyone point me in a direction, can you buy new ones ? make a set? how are they shaped, basically i need to know everything about them. Sorry guys :(
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On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 07:18 PM, Caleb Davison wrote:
https://www.amazon.com/STS-526901-Heavy-Rubber-Stoppers/dp/B07HHPPY6X/ref=asc_df_B07HHPPY6X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312218187570&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2563196862536274422&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9067609&hvtargid=pla-613129378541&psc=1Hello Mr. Davison Thank you for the reply. Simple solutions to simple problems, i like it :) its nice when you don't have to use some specialty part to get something done. one small problem down, a million more to go. Again thank you for the help. |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI use shims/wedges cut from a white oak board. This article describes the method, background, and hints pretty well:Good luck! Brent? S/V LOLA? #438, Cataumet, MA XR mobile device On Jan 11, 2020, at 7:52 AM, j c <anvil3a@...> wrote:
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I bought some rubber from hardware store and cut it onto suitable strips. Install a piece, then pull mast to compress the first piece and then install opposite side. ?When you release the mast, both pieces of robber will be under some compression.?
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The following is from the owner¡¯s instructions from the file section:
CHOCKING THE SPAR: Two rubber?wedges?are?provided?for chocking the spar at the?partners.?Before?stepping?the mast,?remove?the teak trim?piece?on the?underside?of deck.??To chock the spar, pull the spar forward in the partners and?insert one?wedge?centeredin the aft end of the partners.??Rig a line?around?the spar as close to the?deck?as possible, and run it?through?snatch blocks in the rail on each side and to the?cockpit?winches.?Grind?both?winches simultaneously to pull the spar aft in the partners?and, thus to?compress?the?after?wedge.??Slide?the?forward?wedge?in?from?the?underside.??A silicone lubricant may be?usedto?help?the?wedge?slide?into position.??Release?the line tension and re-install?the?teak?trim?in the cabin around the spar.
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Rig Rite sells rubber chocks?
On Sunday, January 12, 2020, 9:47:54 PM EST, Bill Ackerman via Groups.Io <ackermwi@...> wrote:
The following is from the owner¡¯s instructions from the file section: CHOCKING THE SPAR: Two rubber?wedges?are?provided?for chocking the spar at the?partners.?Before?stepping?the mast,?remove?the teak trim?piece?on the?underside?of deck.??To chock the spar, pull the spar forward in the partners and?insert one?wedge?centeredin the aft end of the partners.??Rig a line?around?the spar as close to the?deck?as possible, and run it?through?snatch blocks in the rail on each side and to the?cockpit?winches.?Grind?both?winches simultaneously to pull the spar aft in the partners?and, thus to?compress?the?after?wedge.??Slide?the?forward?wedge?in?from?the?underside.??A silicone lubricant may be?usedto?help?the?wedge?slide?into position.??Release?the line tension and re-install?the?teak?trim?in the cabin around the spar.
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