[Rhodes22-list] Re: Mast Tabernacle Repair

[Hank]

FYI, the pulleys at the masthead are called sheaves.

Hank

On 2/27/07, Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Mary Lou,
>
> I was actually unstepping the mast forward like I've done it before, but
> this time a couple of people got distracted and lost the hold on the mast.
>
> Like I told Rummy, I was poking the holes left by the screws and the wood
> seemed to be soft. That is why I think there is a little bit of wood rot. I
> do not think that it is extensive, but I want to take care of it.
>
> The boat was at the slip and the tide was high when the mast fell.  The
> mast went to starboard just enough to miss the bow pulpit. It hit the deck
> of the boat and then it went on to hit the dock. The pin holding  the
> fiurler at the top of the mast became loose and freed the furler. Otherwise
> the furler would have been bent. I surveyed everything, and the mast seems
> straight to me. The spreaders never hit anything and are OK. The cap on  the
> top of the mast (somebody help me here with the technical stuff) that has
> the pulleys for the halyards never hit anything either and is OK.
>
> I just have to replace the anchor light, deck light, wind vane, and repair
> the screw hole for the tabernacle. I think I'll be back in the water by the
> weekend.
>
> I will remember about keeping the sliding hatch closed.
>
> Luis
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:38:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Re: Mast Tabernacle Repair
>
>
> Luiz,
> Ed gave you good advice if you have rot in the cabin top BUT the
> screws should not really be holding well. The stays and the shrouds
> hold the mast up not the screws. The tabernacle is held in place with
> short wood screws so that if someone screws up "dropping the mast"
> you only pull out the screws not a section of cabintop. If you have
> rot, you'll want to fix it because it will compress under the tension
> of the stays but don't try to get the screws to hold better.
>
> BTW, I'll bet the most common reason for pulling the tablenacle out
> by the screws is failure to close the sliding hatch on the poptop
> before lowering the mast. If you don't move the sliding hatch aft, it
> acts as fulcrum and the mast becomes a lever that pries up the
> tabernacle quite nicely. Don't ask me how I know this in spite of
> directions that clearly state, "close the sliding hatch".
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
> At 07:00 PM 2/27/2007, you wrote:
> >Guys, Today I had an accident while stepping down the mast. I had 3
> >people help me, but a couple of them were not paying attention and
> >let the mast drop. (Everybody was sober and I think that was my
> >mistake). The only damage was to the lights, wind vane, and the base
> >that was holding the tabernacle. All screws just came out and
> >nothing got bent. It seems to me the there is a little bit of rot in
> >the wood under the tabernacle and the screws were not really
> >holding. Any suggestions as to how to repair. Luis
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