My boat #125 does not have a bearing for the sprit and the prior owner tells me it never had one. The opening for the sprit is somewhat irregular in shape and it would be quite difficult to manufacture a bearing for it. ?I know that Waterline sells a bearing but when I sent them this picture several months ago, they never responded to whether it would fit what I have. ?
My question is do I really need a bearing? ?I'm not concerned about water coming into the interior since I have a pretty tight fitting bearing on the inside and there's a drainage system as well. ?So my only concern is really about point loading the sprit because the interior of the opening doesn't include a long flat surface against which the sprit could press when under load. ?Do other boats have a bearing? ?
Many thanks in advance.
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Joerg Esdorn
#125 Kincsem
Sausalito, CA
Joerg Esdorn