[Rhodes22-list] One or Three

[Bob and Kathy Quinn]

I believe that you need to think horizontally - the bolt goes through the mast step, through the mast, and out the other side of the mast step.  This give you the "hinge."  If you think vertically, then recent discussion have talked about "through bolting" the mast step through the deck, rather than using three screws (most of the Rhodes 22s that I have seen have three holes on the bottom plate of the step) to hold the mast step (and the mast if it is up) in place.  In a dis-masting situation, the three screws holding the mast step to the deck will break free with little (but some) damage to the deck.  If you through bolt on the other hand and go through a dis-masting, then you will have a really torn up deck - not a pleasant thought!

Bob in Florida on the R22 "NoKaOi 3"




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 From: Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] One or Three
 

No - read my e-mail again  -  it said the _*single three eights inch 
bolt*_ through the bottom end of the mast allowed the mast step to be a 
hinge for the mast to pivot and it you wanted the mast not to be in a 
hinged mast step you could use two 3/8" bolts through the mast so it 
would not pivot and I went on to explain why I thought that would not be 
a good idea.

ss


On 6/23/13 10:53 AM, Michael Hellyar wrote:
> Stan
> The single screw was your earlier email explanation. I thought it was yours. The fitting we acquired from WEST Marine for the 22 I am rehabbing has three holes. We did not check my partner's 22 until after you explained the single screw hinge and pivot system. He said his mast step is screwed down by one pretty hefty screw. His is 78 or 79.  Now we are thoroughly confused. I'm sure we will hear from the gang pretty quick.
>
> Mike Hellyar
> sent from my iPad
>
> On Jun 23, 2013, at 9:11 AM, Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>
>

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