Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
I use the Rig-Rite NGA-19 (large rubber) wedges on my 30 MK I and the damned things still fall out. I’m warming up to the idea of a spar-tite plug - but now thanks to Joe I’ve got muffin-top images in my head :) Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO > On Jun 3, 2020, at 11:11 AM, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List > wrote: > > Rig-Rite has rubber wedges. > https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/SparParts/Mast_wedges.php > > Chuck > > >> On June 3, 2020 at 12:38 PM rick bushie via CnC-List >> wrote: >> >> >> I use rubber wedges on my 30-1. I don’t remember where I sourced them but >> google is your friend. My mast boot is constructed from a tire inner tube >> and contact cement. Works great. >> >> Rick Bushie >> Anchovy >> 1971 30-1 >> ___ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > > ___ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
Rig-Rite has rubber wedges. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/SparParts/Mast_wedges.php Chuck > On June 3, 2020 at 12:38 PM rick bushie via CnC-List > wrote: > > > I use rubber wedges on my 30-1. I don’t remember where I sourced them but > google is your friend. My mast boot is constructed from a tire inner tube and > contact cement. Works great. > > Rick Bushie > Anchovy > 1971 30-1 > ___ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
I use rubber wedges on my 30-1. I don’t remember where I sourced them but google is your friend. My mast boot is constructed from a tire inner tube and contact cement. Works great. Rick Bushie Anchovy 1971 30-1 ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
The sticking to the mast part works great unless you need to remove the plug for some reason (as I have -- twice). When I removed the plug on the 42 mast, it took the paint with it. I had previously removed one from my 34 unpainted mast, and used KY jelly (water soluble) to help get it off. From: CnC-List On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 12:11 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges I think the idea when you set it up is to sand the mast a bit to make it rough and spray mold release or coat the collar with Vaseline so it sticks to the mast but not the boat. If I ever redo mine I am going to make a “muffin top” to keep water out better. Joe Della Barba Coquina C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com <http://www.dellabarba.com> ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
I think the idea when you set it up is to sand the mast a bit to make it rough and spray mold release or coat the collar with Vaseline so it sticks to the mast but not the boat. If I ever redo mine I am going to make a “muffin top” to keep water out better. Joe Della Barba Coquina C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
Spar-tite is supposed to work for annual un-stepping/re-stepping, but I share your concern. I especially like the first time the mast comes out and the Spar-tite plug “lets go” of the boat, creating a 60-foot pogostick. For what it’s worth, the last time I removed my mast with the Spar-tite plug was about two years ago. When I tried to re-step the mast, something wasn’t fitting right, and my fellow boat owners who shared the crane rental (and are very efficient to keep costs down) were getting perturbed with the delay. As a result, I pounded the Spar-tite plug off so we could step the mast without it. A day or two later, I cut the plug into two pieces and tried to install them. Not quite. I then cut one of the halves in half (more or less), and the full half and half-half (quarter) then fit into place. The last quarter was still a real bugger, so I used a grinder to grind a little bit off here and there until I could pound it in place. It’s snug. I then used silicone to seal up the small openings between the pieces, and voila! I basically have Spar-tite wedges. I’ve been out in some nasty weather since and did not see any movement. Good luck. From: CnC-List On Behalf Of Luke Wolbrink via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 10:57 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Luke Wolbrink Subject: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges Hello Fellow C'ers, Things here in Chicago are finally opening up and I'm anticipating being able to re-step my mast for 2020 pretty soon. When I pulled the mast in Fall the wooden wedges at the partners were pretty beat up (probably original 1985) and I hate to continue re-using them. Any suggestions on what to use that might be better? I un-step the mast every year so trying to avoid spar-tite if possible. Thanks, Luke C 35-3 "Zella" ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
I would take the spar down in my 39 every year, and SparTite worked splendidly for that. Just make sure you clean the mast good around the partners so it sticks good, and make sure you put some Vaseline or something on the collar so it comes out. Also make sure it doesn’t taper towards the bottom, which would make it hard to remove. If it is a little tight the first time you remove it, you can sand some off. If you are creative with clay, you can make a little lip down past the collar, so it won’t leak down the joint. I could never go back to wedges. Bill Coleman Erie PA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Luke Wolbrink via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 10:57 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Luke Wolbrink Subject: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges Hello Fellow C'ers, Things here in Chicago are finally opening up and I'm anticipating being able to re-step my mast for 2020 pretty soon. When I pulled the mast in Fall the wooden wedges at the partners were pretty beat up (probably original 1985) and I hate to continue re-using them. Any suggestions on what to use that might be better? I un-step the mast every year so trying to avoid spar-tite if possible. Thanks, Luke C 35-3 "Zella" ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
I used urethane from Spar-Tight and it works 1,000 times better than wood wedges IMHO. It is a bit of a pain to set up though. Joe Coquina 35 MK I On 6/3/2020 10:57 AM, Luke Wolbrink via CnC-List wrote: Hello Fellow C'ers, Things here in Chicago are finally opening up and I'm anticipating being able to re-step my mast for 2020 pretty soon. When I pulled the mast in Fall the wooden wedges at the partners were pretty beat up (probably original 1985) and I hate to continue re-using them. Any suggestions on what to use that might be better? I un-step the mast every year so trying to avoid spar-tite if possible. Thanks, Luke C 35-3 "Zella" ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Stus-List 35-3 Mast Wedges
Hello Fellow C'ers, Things here in Chicago are finally opening up and I'm anticipating being able to re-step my mast for 2020 pretty soon. When I pulled the mast in Fall the wooden wedges at the partners were pretty beat up (probably original 1985) and I hate to continue re-using them. Any suggestions on what to use that might be better? I un-step the mast every year so trying to avoid spar-tite if possible. Thanks, Luke C 35-3 "Zella" ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
