[Rhodes22-list] Spreader shims

[Bob Keller]

My shims (never knew they were called that) fell off a while ago and 
everything is still standing.  The spreaders are not swept back the way they 
were, but they still work....
BK


>From: Charles Henthorn <rexh at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Spreader shims
>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:20:30 -0700 (PDT)
>
>     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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