[Rhodes22-list] What Spreader Shims ??

[Bud]

Rory,
  I have a 1990 boat w/ an IMF.  Mine does not have spreader shims either.

-Bud

Rory Orkin wrote:

>I  stored the mast in a garage this winter and had to remove the spreaders..
>I do not remember any shims.. I did notice some teflon tape on the inside of
>the spreader tubed.. Where are these shims supposed to be and were some
>masts made without them ??
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>>    Just discovered the heavy snows weighed down the canvas covering my
>>'88 bending down the spreader on one side chipping loose about 25% of the
>>shim on the spreader rod that runs through the mast to support the
>>spreaders.   Are these a standard item or obtainable on from GB?  How
>>critical are the shims if you tried to sail with one chipped?   Looks like
>>the whole assembly comes apart if the cotter pins are removed -- is the
>>replacement of a shim more complicated than it looks?
>>  Rex 
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