[Alberg30] Spreaders

[George Dinwiddie]

Mine were worn, but I couldn't find a tube that would fit over the 
spreaders and inside the socket.  Instead I wrapped the spreader with 
aluminum flashing to provide a sacraficial layer that can be easily 
replaced.

  - George

Mike Lehman wrote:
> Hi Peter,
> 
> Since your hull #478 you have the tubular spreaders that fit into SS 
> sockets on the mast the same as I have on my boat (#505). Several years 
> ago #527 lost their mast in a race due to a speader failure which 
> prompted me to take my mast down for a close inspection of the 
> spreaders. On the lower part of the spreader where it rubbed on the edge 
> of the socket, my tubes were almost cut all the way through due to the 
> movement of the spreaders in the socket. I changed my tubes to heavier 
> guage aluminum tubes and found a tube that would fit snug in the socket. 
> I suggest that you examine your spreaders closely for wear, as should 
> everone that has round spreaders.

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   Hope your road is a long one.                        George Dinwiddie
   May there be many summer mornings when,       gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
   with what pleasure, what joy,                 http://www.Alberg30.org
   you enter harbors you're seeing for the first time;
                                            from 'Ithaka' by C.P. Cavafy
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