[Rhodes22-list] Spreading it thin(ly)

[Andrew Collins]

Nope, a local mechanic made them. 
Andrew

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On Oct 23, 2012, at 13:00, Ron Lipton <ronald.lipton at gmail.com> wrote:

> I need to replace mine as well. Did you get the shims from Stan?
> 
> Ron
> 
> On Oct 23, 2012, at 17:01, Andrew Collins <sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The spreaders come with an asymmetrical white plastic shim out of the factory. There is some movement but less than a wobble. My shims were replaced last year as one had broken in half and the other was cracked. To replace these the IMF has to come out so one can unscrew the spreader base from inside the mast. Mine is an 86 with IMF. 
>> I did sail for one season with a home made shim that was u shaped that I merely slipped over the bolt entering the mast. 
>> Andrew
>> Sv Carmen
>> Greenwich CT
>> 
>> Sent from mobile device. 
>> 
>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 21:16, Richard Beytagh <rbeytagh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Joe
>>> 
>>> It is quite normal to have wobbly spreaders. As long as the bases
>>> are secure there needs to be a little movement in the spreader.
>>> 
>>> IMO
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi everyone:
>>>> 
>>>>   My sailing season (some may remember) was cut short on August 4 by a
>>>> small twister on the Bohemia River (MD) that sucked out my cabin hatch door
>>>> and flipped the boat over.  This ended up damaging the mast, and
>>>> finally...today...the new one is on the boat.  But since the season ends in
>>>> eight days, I had the rigging company who did the repairs leave her on the
>>>> trailer and button up for the ride back to PA.
>>>> 
>>>>   The rigging guy mentioned that he was perplexed by the nature of my
>>>> spreaders, in that they wobbled around on the mast, and actually pointed a
>>>> bit aft.  He felt that they should be pointing directly port and starboard.
>>>> I said that they have always had that wobble in them.  Is this right?
>>>> Does our boat possess this quality in the spreaders (the wobble)?  He
>>>> suggested I devise some thin shims to go between the spreaders and the
>>>> mast.
>>>> 
>>>>   I am the sort of guy who tends not to doubt Stan's design choices.
>>>> (This not only seems like a wise course, given his vast experience, but
>>>> also avoids the Cranky-Stan Syndrome).  Since I have never been right
>>>> trying to second guess him, and he's always been right when (lovingly)
>>>> correcting my misperceptions, I like to go with that winning formula.  So
>>>> Rhodies, should I shim out the spreaders, or let the status quo be the...
>>>> well, you know, the status quo?  Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> Joe Camp
>>>> s/v John Dawson
>>>> (soon to be in my side yard in)
>>>> Hatboro, PA
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