To determine how much to trim off, I drew an arc centered on the pivot bolt and with a radius from there to the bottom end of the mast and drew it from the bottom to the back side of the mast (this is all referenced to the stepped mast). That way, as the mast is tilted back, pivoting about the pivot bolt, it is not forced to rise. I have a photo somewhere, will try to find it. --Gary ☺ ⎈ On Aug 17, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Tom Smith wrote:
Sure. That makes good sense. How much did you trim off? t
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Gary M Hyde <gmhyde1@mac.com> wrote:
I beveled the back half of the bottom of the mast so that it didn't have to raise up during pivoting from vertical backward to lower it. Some folks just let that rise up happen and don't keep the shrouds so tight that it's a problem. --Gary ☺ ⎈
On Aug 17, 2009, at 9:47 AM, Tom Smith wrote:
Gary, what do you mean you trimmed the foot? Do you mean you beveled
it fore and aft? Curious sailors want to know... t
On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:30 PM, Gary M Hyde<gmhyde1@mac.com> wrote:
Joe: I trimmed the foot of my mast so that the shrouds don't have to be loosened to drop the mast.
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