All of your responses are plausible, but I don't think any of them are
correct. The drop is 1/16" down as one moves forward along the tabernacle.
The foot itself is rebated in the middle to ensure good contact on the edges
and to shed water. The hinge, which is at the rear, requires no clearance. I
just don't know.

BS

"Terry Spragg" wrote in message
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Robert or Karen Swarts wrote:
I have unstepped the mast on my Coronado 25 and noticed that the mast
foot is flat in the fore and aft direction, but the tabernacle is stepped
down about 1/16" at the middle of the footprint of the foot. Anyone know
why this is? Was there originally a spacer of
some sort between the forward bottom of the foot and the tabernacle? Any
suggestions would be welcome.

Bob Swarts

Some sort of hinge arrangement to make starting the mast down a little
easier?

Which way is the drop?

There was a corner ground off of the foot on my 22' SC to make it easier
to hinge.

Terry K