[Public-List] Mast Support Beam

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

Hi All,

My boat is a non-liner boat #196.  The mast support beam has been
reinforced with aluminum plate on both sides of the beam.  Looking at the
photo that looks forward, there IS a flat spot in the cabin top.  I’m not
sure whether I’m concerned about it or not.  In that same photo, there are
four nuts that hold a fairly substantial pad-eye plate near the base of the
mast.  You can see the pad eye with a single Harken block in the photo of
the mast base.  If I eye-ball one against the other, it tells me my mast is
resting fairly square on the beam (meaning it’s not too far forward or
aft.)  Also when I “sound” with my plastic hammer, everything is rock solid
as far as the core is concerned.  The other photo of the reinforcing plate
looking aft, although it’s not pretty, there are no leaks.

I think I’m content to leave things alone.  Any comments and/or suggestions
are always welcome.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1nbw95vyxmuxify/Mast%20Support%20Beam.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7nat262in0euf3w/Mast%20Base.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q8hsrt2m5603vy6/Mast%20Support%20Fwd%20Side.jpg?dl=0


Wes #196 Griffin’s Faith