[Public-List] Mast Support Beam

[Kris Coward via Public-List]

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On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 06:23:58PM +0000, Bill Boyle via Public-List wrote:
> 
> I also smack my head on it every time I go fwd.  Looking for some kind of padding to put on it.  Anyone have a solution for that?
>       From: Bill Boyle via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>  To: Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>; "public-list at lists.alberg30.org" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
>  Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 1:16 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Public-List] Mast Support Beam
>    
> Same guy must have fixed our mast beam.  I have the identical aluminum plate.
> 
> Bill BoyleSlainte 129
> 
>       From: Wes Gardner via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>  To: "public-list at lists.alberg30.org" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> 
>  Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 12:53 PM
>  Subject: [Public-List] Mast Support Beam
>   
> 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
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