Have you seen many keelboats with masts fixed by a thru-bolt at the partners?
This is not a very common arrangement at all over here. In fact I haven't ever
seen one.


MC wrote:
Well it is seen in offshore boats. It serves to lock the deck to the
mast to make the deck stronger as well as ensuring the parner seal
doesn't work when the mast pumps.

A lot of boats I've seen have "partner stays" which go from the keelson to the mast
partners just aft of the mast. It keeps the deck from rising under athwartship
compression. It also keeps the partner seal from working.

Chocks also lock the deck to the mast, if installed properly, and don't viloate either
the tension or compression wall of the mast.

As for the mast pumping, that's a bad idea.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

DSK wrote:

Have you seen many keelboats with masts fixed by a thru-bolt at the partners?
This is not a very common arrangement at all over here. In fact I haven't ever
seen one.



MC wrote:
Well it is seen in offshore boats. It serves to lock the deck to the
mast to make the deck stronger as well as ensuring the parner seal
doesn't work when the mast pumps.


A lot of boats I've seen have "partner stays" which go from the keelson to the mast
partners just aft of the mast. It keeps the deck from rising under athwartship
compression. It also keeps the partner seal from working.


Yes.

Chocks also lock the deck to the mast, if installed properly, and don't viloate either
the tension or compression wall of the mast.

As for the mast pumping, that's a bad idea.


Yes and the current vogue of swept back spreaders and no runners will, I
think, lead to greater lateral mast tip movement if it starts...

Cheers

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:57:15 +1300, MC wrote this
crap:

On big boats the crew are below sails.

Only if you're in the back of the boat, dumbass.

Actually, we open our cabintop hatch and our bow hatch straight up, to
grab more wind while going downwind.


Do you make the crew stand up too? We do that in NZ.


And block the sails? That doesn't sound too bright.




This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

Ever watched an AC boat go downwind?

Cheers

Horvath wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:57:15 +1300, MC wrote this
crap:


On big boats the crew are below sails.


Only if you're in the back of the boat, dumbass.


Actually, we open our cabintop hatch and our bow hatch straight up, to
grab more wind while going downwind.


Do you make the crew stand up too? We do that in NZ.


And block the sails? That doesn't sound too bright.





This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

No he hasn't, but apparently he has watched in the mirror while his "fiance"
gave
it to him in the ass.

"MC" wrote in message
...
Ever watched an AC boat go downwind?

Cheers

Horvath wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 10:57:15 +1300, MC wrote this
crap:


On big boats the crew are below sails.


Only if you're in the back of the boat, dumbass.


Actually, we open our cabintop hatch and our bow hatch straight up,
to
grab more wind while going downwind.


Do you make the crew stand up too? We do that in NZ.


And block the sails? That doesn't sound too bright.





This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

gave
it to him in the ass.


Every post from Ganzy is now filled with angry homosexual content, generally
directed at Horvath, who is obviously not gay.

RB

And, you being the expert on gayness can say this with great certainty.

Bob, you win again!! You're the expert on being gay!

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
gave
it to him in the ass.


Every post from Ganzy is now filled with angry homosexual content,
generally
directed at Horvath, who is obviously not gay.

RB

You're the expert on being gay!


And again!

RB

Well, at least you admit it. Good for you.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
You're the expert on being gay!


And again!

RB