Nope they hold the mast shoe to thre boat.Mast should be free to slide out.The 20k tension on your shrouds hold the mast in.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 2019-06-01 07:03 (GMT-04:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Dan <dgcorm...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List mast step question Hi all, I have a C&C44 and I'm removing my mast this afternoon for the first time (my first time) and I've accessed the mast step (keel stepped mast)There are a few screws/bolts going right around the base of the mast close to the stepping point. I'm wonderring if these screws have to be removed in order to pull the mast out? are the securing the mast to the mast step?Here is a photo:https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0TmWprZksmUa0o2eUZ0V1pabGpLaDRpeFJBOVozenJwNTFnDan CormierBreakaweigh IC&C44Halifax, NS
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