[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising

[Stan Spitzer]

I get it, it's a semantic problem.  By block they mean a block of 
plastic not a sailboat block.  The world is leaving me behind 
semantically.  I used my food stamp credit card at Food Lion the other 
day and the screen said, "put in your Pin number *Or* press continue" so 
I put in my pin number.  Nothing happened.  I finally had to interrupt 
the check out lady who was dong her nails. She came around and pushed 
"continue".  I pointed out the lighted screen, which said "Or"   She 
explained that these days "Or" no longer means or, it means "And".  I 
always say, "live and learn". If I had died at 91 I would never have 
learned that today sailors who use the word block, now mean a plate.

Thanks

On 6/9/18 10:05 AM, Charles Gabriel wrote:
> I assume it's the rectangular piece of plastic just forward of the mast
> step... To which the mast hoist attaches.
>
> What's the proper name for it ?
>
> Should be attached to the cabin to by 2 machine screws. If the holes for
> those screws were drilled too large then the hoist might pull loose at
> certain times.
>
> On Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 9:47 AM Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Charles,  Do you have any idea of any block that the mast hoist winch
>> attaches to?  What block, assuming by block everyone means a pulley?
>>
>> On 6/9/18 9:34 AM, Charles Gabriel wrote:
>>> 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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