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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bend in Mizzen mast

sailormon <kimberlite@...>
 

Kent,

I just looked at the wiring for the triatic and the antenna was for my now antique furuno weather fax.

I think I will have the boat re rigged when I am back in the Caribbean with a turnbuckle in the triatic and also install a set of shorter backstays as the turnbuckles are full closed.

Possibly the shorter triatic will solve the problem.

 

The mast is only bent above the spreaders.

Fair Winds

Eric

Kimberlite SM 376

 

 

From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 3:41 PM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bend in Mizzen mast

 

 

Hi Eric. Is it plumb from the spreader down?  If you tighten the lower back stays  and loosen the lower fore stays, that would bring the lower part of the mast forward a little and straighten it if the top doesn't move???  It might make the whole mast lean forward a little, but I doubt enough that you could see it.

Kent


On Jul 21, 2014, at 2:57 PM, "sailormon kimberlite@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

I would think so also but my triatic has insulators as it is used for an antenna.  It has no turnbuckle.

Any other ideas?

Fair Winds

Eric

Kimberlite SM 376

 

 

From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 7:31 AM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bend in Mizzen mast

 

 

 

Eric , I would think if you tightened the triatic , it would pull the top of the mizzen forward . Pat

 

-----Original Message-----
From: sailormon kimberlite@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>
To: amelyachtowners <amelyachtowners@...>
Sent: Sun, Jul 20, 2014 11:45 pm
Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bend in Mizzen mast

 

I just noticed that we have a small bend in the mizzen mast. It bends to the stern near the top of the mast. I checked the stern backstays and they are loose. Any ideas as to how to straighten this out?

Fair Winds

Eric

Kimberlite SM 376

 
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