[Rhodes22-list] cutting mast step heldyard organizer

[Graham Stewart]

A few months back there was a discussion about halyard mast-step organizers and whether one needed to go to a machine shop to remove one of the tabs. I had already bought an organizer with the extra tab at the front and did not fancy paying as much to have the ta cut off as the item cost in the first place.

Today I set about to see if I could cut it off with my home tools. As it turned out it was pretty easy. I used my cordless Ryobi reciprocating saw (20V) with a fresh metal cutting blade and had no trouble cutting off the tab. I then dressed the edge with my bench grinder and finished it off with a hand file. Given that the stainless steel was 1/8" thick I was surprised that it went so easily. Maybe the steel was poor quality. For what it is worth...

Graham Stewart
Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
Kingston Ontario