CM,

Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file? No,maybe not.
Ladies in NYC carry switch blades. Nutsy's lovelies wouldn't get on his
boat without a knife. She probably was carrying a spike and shackle
wrench, also. Yeah. Sure. What's an even sail without a rigger kit? All
my guest carry them on MY boat :^) for a day sail. Don't they do it on
"Overproof?"

Ole Thom
P/S this post is growing whisker pretty fast.

Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file?

Let me help mooron, who is the ONLY person who suggested that she was pushing a
knife into the wood to check for rot.
What she was endeavoring to do was MOVE the wedges. Jabbing them at the base.
You dug your own hole. You filled it with your own facts.
AND NOW.....you lost!

Bwahahahahahahahaha!

RB

And still it gets worse for poor Mooron...thanks to the C&C people at Sailnet!

The mast wedges are used to precisely locate your mast within the "partners"
(the hole in your deck where the mast goes through). They must hold the mast
firmly in that position, so that in a seaway, the mast will not pump
(fore/aft or laterally) or twist in the partners. The mast wedges can also be
used to a limited extent to introduce prebend into the mast by forcing the
mast slightly forward of center in the partners. On some boats it is also a
good idea to have a set of wedges for the mast step as well to prevent the
foot of the mast from wandering.

Robert, your friend is correct. best to change them if there's doubt. After
ten years I'd change them. Sorry you'll have have to redo the boot. Why not
look into the plastic/rubber types?

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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| CM,
|
| Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file? No,maybe not.
| Ladies in NYC carry switch blades. Nutsy's lovelies wouldn't get on his
| boat without a knife. She probably was carrying a spike and shackle
| wrench, also. Yeah. Sure. What's an even sail without a rigger kit? All
| my guest carry them on MY boat :^) for a day sail. Don't they do it on
| "Overproof?"

No Thom... my guests just bring a bottle opener.... :-)
Then again.. everything on my boat is in working order and maintained that
way.

CM

The only 'wedges' Booby knows about are made of potato and tested with a
fork and knife. Ooops - he did say that didn't he?

Cheers MC

Thom Stewart wrote:

CM,

Maybe it wasn't a knife? Could it have been a nail file? No,maybe not.
Ladies in NYC carry switch blades. Nutsy's lovelies wouldn't get on his
boat without a knife. She probably was carrying a spike and shackle
wrench, also. Yeah. Sure. What's an even sail without a rigger kit? All
my guest carry them on MY boat :^) for a day sail. Don't they do it on
"Overproof?"

Ole Thom
P/S this post is growing whisker pretty fast.