[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising

[Charles Gabriel]

so what is the proper title for this piece of plastic ?

and would the correct approach be to fill and re drill / re tap the holes
in the cabin top ?

On Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 10:45 AM Stan Spitzer <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:

> 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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