by jeadstx » Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:56 pm
As Tim said the connection of the fore stay differs depending on if it is hinged or one piece. With the one piece mast (even with a hinge system to put it in place), once it is thru the deck opening and seated in the fixture on the keel, it should stay verticle until the stays are attached and adjusted. With the hinged mast, the side stays can be attached, but until the forestay is secured, the mast will not stay up. The hinge plate pins are not sufficient to ensure that the mast will stay up until the forestay is secured. If the side stays have not been changed, most of the stay adjustment and tensioning will be done with the forestay.
John
1976 Day Sailer II, #8075 - Completed the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Texas 200
1952 Beetle Boat Swan Catboat
Early Rhodes 19
1973 Mariner 2+2, #2607 - Completed 2014, 2015 and 2016 Texas 200
1969 Day Sailer I, #3229
Fleet 135; Canyon Lake, Texas