[Public-List] Leading Lines Aft - plate at mast step

[Don Campbell]

I had Garhauer custom make one for me using their heavy gauge plate.They 
make two or three  as standard and the smaller ones were of a fairly 
light gauge SS. I liked the heavy gauge better. I specified the hole 
pattern on the edges and left the bolt pattern blank so that I could 
drill holes to match the bolt pattern on my boat and still have the mast 
base plate movable as designed. I did give them the width of the mast 
base plates so that they could roll the edges as close to that as 
possible to reduce moments if the force up on the block happened to be 
more up than out. From a design point of view, the resolved force should 
be on the angle of the bend. Teh length needed to be longer thatn one 
might expect so that the mast base has full movement. I did not drill 
slots in this plate so it is fixed relative to the deck. Isolate it from 
the aluminum base plates if you are on salt water with a piece of 
neoprene or rubber like an inner tube. As I recall it was about $125 
with shipping but that was several years ago now. The only caution I 
have is to consider the electrical wires through the deck and the radio 
connection if they are close to the mast base.
Don #528

Jeffrey wrote:
> I too would like to my lines aft, don't have any directional blocks at
> the mast bottom. I was considering was having an organizing plate made
> up that would sit under the mast that would have a few holes for some
> blocks to redirect the lines, instead of attaching new hardware to the
> mast itself.  I think the mast step has a tall enough profile that a
> the thickness of the plate would not be a problem.
>
> Am I missing something? Any cons to this?  Seems like I've seen other
> sailboats with this setup.
>
> jeff
>
>   

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