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On a keel steeped rig like yours, the deck collar wedge acts a a
spacer/ shock absorber/buffer between the deck and the mast. It
provides only minimal lateral support as none is needed to hold up the
rig. The collar is there to provide a packing medium for water
proofing and support for the mast base sheeves.

As opposed to a stayless rig where the deck IS the support for the
mast and the mast wedges are critical.


On 10 Sep 2003 12:53:38 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:

Went sailing last night and my buddy who races J-boats says that I should
redo/replace my mast wedges. There's no play, but she thinks they could be
partially rotted inside and I should play it safe. No big deal, but this is my
first keel stepped mast.
Can anyone explain the specifics of mast wedges? Are they supporting the mast
to any great degree, protecting the deck/collar? What happens if wedges fail?

Thanks,

Capt RB
C&C 32
NY

Come on Marc... it's a Troll and I got to the hook first... now BACK OFF!!
;-)

CM

"Marc" wrote in message
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| http://www.polyprod.com/
| http://www.spartite.com/
|
|
| On a keel steeped rig like yours, the deck collar wedge acts a a
| spacer/ shock absorber/buffer between the deck and the mast. It
| provides only minimal lateral support as none is needed to hold up the
| rig. The collar is there to provide a packing medium for water
| proofing and support for the mast base sheeves.
|
| As opposed to a stayless rig where the deck IS the support for the
| mast and the mast wedges are critical.
|
|
| On 10 Sep 2003 12:53:38 GMT, (Bobsprit) wrote:
|
| Went sailing last night and my buddy who races J-boats says that I should
| redo/replace my mast wedges. There's no play, but she thinks they could
be
| partially rotted inside and I should play it safe. No big deal, but this
is my
| first keel stepped mast.
| Can anyone explain the specifics of mast wedges? Are they supporting the
mast
| to any great degree, protecting the deck/collar? What happens if wedges
fail?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Capt RB
| C&C 32
| NY
|

Come on Marc... it's a Troll and I got to the hook first... now BACK OFF!!

Wasn't a troll. It was also posted to the C&C list, where the importance of
mast wedges was rated a bit higher than marc indicated.
You, of course, can't tell the difference between actual sailing content and
trolling.

RB

Well Bob... if it wasn't a troll... you have to be dumber than Horvath on
the IQ scale. Let's review some facts to clarify things for you..

*Wedges... hardwood.. think about it Bob!!
*Rot... can't be determined by poking with a knife let alone at the tip of a
wedge. Use your head.. it's the end grain on the cross cut portion.
*Mast isn't exhibiting any movement slack... how could there be compression
determination?
*Racing a J24 don't make you an expert in wood or wedges... especially not
if you're a NYC know it all dock side expert.
* You saw the wedges before inserting them.. did they look soft??
*Wood doesn't rot from the inside out you idiot!
*Wedges aren't submerged....
*Wedges are only used like Marc said... to control lateral movement. Switch
to rubber chocks if you're worried.

How stupid can you be and still breath?. Now tell me again how this wasn't a
troll and that you really are a supreme Idiot!
You want to verify your wedges Bob?... poke firmly with a 2" common nail on
each exposed _SIDE_ ... if it penetrates beyond the cone of the tip it's
either very soft wood or doughty.

Now just fess up... it's a troll ain't it! :-D

CM... who's never owned a keel stepped mast.





"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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| Come on Marc... it's a Troll and I got to the hook first... now BACK
OFF!!
|
| Wasn't a troll. It was also posted to the C&C list, where the importance
of
| mast wedges was rated a bit higher than marc indicated.
| You, of course, can't tell the difference between actual sailing content
and
| trolling.
|
| RB

*Mast isn't exhibiting any movement slack... how could there be compression
determination?

How do you know this?

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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| *Mast isn't exhibiting any movement slack... how could there be
compression
| determination?
|
| How do you know this?

What are you ... Brain Dead?? You boast at how much this woman knows...
tell me she inspected it and poked at the chocks with a knife... if your
mast was loose you dipwad of a dork.. it would have shown movement and the
chock would've pushed out.

How do you even figure out how to untie the dock lines... never mind
navigate??

CM

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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How do you even figure out how to untie the dock lines... never mind
navigate??

What on Earth makes you think that he "navigates"?

Jeeeze, he doesn't even bother to check the tides before fabricating a
ridiculous story about a *big* trip down LIS!


Regards


Donal
--

CM,

Nutsy will admit to some bull**** about wedges to move bent mast and
magic boat posts to the back pages, where he was getting in deeper and
deeper. You've got him with the wedges but he is moving the other posts.
He'll soon have another troll to cover the wedges

Ole Thom

*Wedges... hardwood.. think about it Bob!!
*Rot... can't be determined by poking with a knife let alone at the tip of a
wedge. Use your head.. it's the end grain on the cross cut portion.

What a putz. A knife would find bad rot. She only said they "might" be rotted
and their age was good enough reason to make the change. You've failed to make
a single valid point.

As usual.

RB

"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| What a putz. A knife would find bad rot. She only said they "might" be
rotted
| and their age was good enough reason to make the change. You've failed to
make
| a single valid point.

No it won't Bob.... not in a month of Sundays. Not in end grain and there is
now way in hell your concrete queen can tell me wood will rot from the
inside out! You want to know why Bob?? I'll tell you why a knife is not
used to check for rot... the blade slices the grain and will give you little
if any feed back as to the density or uniformity of the wood. A rounded
point pressed into the wood will not only give viable density but also show
the strength of the wood grain. When sounding strakes you would also listen
for the sound it makes on impact.

Once more you've proved how little you can absorb and how idiotic you can be
when it comes to advise you seek and yet refuse to believe.

| As usual.

Exactly!

CM

CM