[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising

[Charles Gabriel]

Hi John,
Exactly what problems are you having with the block ?
Charles Gabriel

On Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 7:42 AM John Blackburn <jcbblackb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I have had some trouble over the past few years with the block that the
> mast raising winch attaches to, and thought I would get some guidance from
> the group.
>
> I thought that it looked like the bolts that secure the block to the cabin
> top had stripped the nuts that are buried in the fiberglass. But after
> reading the block installation instructions - there are not nuts in there
> at all.
>
> The installation instructions say to drill holes in the cabin top, fill
> with caulk and the machine screws will self tap into the caulk.
>
> The questions I have are:
> 1). I was thinking of drilling through the cabin top and putting a plate
> inside and securing with a bolt and nut - that would give me a level of
> confidence.
>
> 2) what kind of "caulk" could be used that would secure the bolts to boat,
> secure enough to attach the winch to and raise the mast.
>
> Thank you
> Best Regards
> John Blackburn
> Snow Hill Md
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