[Alberg30] Mast Step

[Kevin Blanc]

Mine was this way for a while because the threads in the deck plate were 
stripped, but it made me nervous. I drilled and tapped new holes.

I know that someone once wrote up an alternative solution, involving 
pulling the bottom plate off, drilling into the deck to recess bolt 
heads, expoxying them in, the drilling holes in the deck plates for the 
bolt shafts to protrude through, thus allowing nuts to be used to afix 
the mast base to the studs. It sounded like a great solution.

Bill Blevins wrote:

>Mine is not connected permanantly to the mast at all at the moment. Maybe one day I'll put a bolt through the mast and foot, but it's just resting on the raised portion at the moment. The shrouds hold it down and if a few of them go at the same time, a half-inch bolt wouldn't keep it standing anyway.
>
>http://mysailingphotos.com/Members/Sabrina/Albums/Maintenance/BoomMastPhotos?b_start:int=10
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>My thought on this was that in the fall of 2004 I'd redo the whole foot from scratch and consider building one with a hinge. This will (or should) get me through until then. I think my repair was $40.
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>Bill Blevins
>"Sabrina" #158
>
>--
>On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 05:37PM, Kevin Blanc <t.k.blanc at att.net> wrote:
>
>>You know, I think Joe Credit had this same problem fixed... you might 
>>look him up in the yearbook and give him a call.
>>
>>My mast rests on a stainless plate and there isn't a lot of corrosion 
>>between the base of the mast step and the plate.
>>
>>How does the plate attach to the mast?
>>
>>Randy Weatherspoon wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks to everyone for the info on the rudder.
>>>
>>>Next Problem -- Mast Step
>>>The aluminum has broken at the bolts on the top plate of the mast step and 
>>>I was going to have a replacement made ---my machine shop is stressing SS 
>>>but I am concerned about galvanic corrosion and weakening the mast  --any 
>>>thoughts -- is it really that bad?
>>>I was wanting to build the hinge like Yves and they could work SS easier
>>>
>>>Thanks for the help
>>>Randy #385
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