I went nuts with mine falling out. I replaced them with urethane molding compound and lived happily ever after. It is sold by places like McMaster-Carr or you can get the "marine" version from SparTite.
Joe DB Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Neil Gallagher via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 07, 2015 7:14 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Neil Gallagher Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast chocks - how important? Dave, The chocks at the partners are fairly important. Most of the force from the shrouds and stays are is pushing down on the mast, a "column" load. The wedges or chocks at the partners keep the the mast in line vertically, which greatly reduces it's tendency to go out of column under the vertical load. Most likely nothing severe would happen if you sailed without them, but they're not just a tuning item, they serve a fundamental purpose. Neil Gallagher Weatherly, 35-1 Glen Cove, NY On 9/6/2015 4:05 PM, davepulaski via CnC-List wrote: So I just discovered 4 shaped wood blocks waaay up under the nav table that I can only assume are the chocks for where the mast passes through the deck. Which obviously means the yard didn't put them in when they stepped the mast because they didn't know they existed. So my question is, is it a Big Deal to go sailing without them? As in, will it do any damage to anything? I'd rather not undo my nicely sealed mast boot and have to loosen the rig and start all over if I don't have to. I don't care if the rig isn't in perfect tune without them, just curious if I can get away with being lazy and not hurting anything in this instance. My mainsail should be back from the loft in a couple days and I really want to get out. What say ye? -Dave _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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