[Rhodes22-list] spreaders

[Bob Keller]

Jim,
I have never taken my spreaders down, but they did come down on their own 
one day while I was sailing!  That was exciting, but ruined a perfect 
sailing day.  Turns out that there is a through bolt that is secured on one 
side with a nylon nut.  The nut came loose over time and it gave way.  I had 
to drop the mast, then just secured the bolt and nut with lok-tite and it 
has been fine since.  However, I now always check it whenever I trailer or 
whenever the mast is down.  The thick part of the spacers go facing the 
front of the boat so the spreaders might angle back slightly.  However, when 
I tighten the bolt and nut tight enough, the spreaders on my boat do not 
angle back, they are perpendicular.
Bob K
Yankee Clipper


>From: "Jim Mowrey" <jmowrey at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "Rhodes 22 List Members" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] spreaders
>Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 11:18:53 -0500
>
>I noticed that the plastic spacers between the spreaders and the mast were 
>gone, so I had Stan send me a couple the last time I ordered some parts 
>from him. What I received were a couple of wedge shaped pieces. My question 
>is, does the thick part of the wedge go up, down, fore, or aft? Does it 
>make any difference? Also, while on the subject of spreaders, I saw 
>somewhere where GBI (?) recommends taking the spreaders off when you 
>trailer the boat. Do any of you do this, or do you just brace/bungee them?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Jim Mowrey
>Yankee Rose
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