[Rhodes22-list] Repair of Spider Cracks at Mast Step Tabernacle

[Chris on LBI]

Great points that I had not considered (poor end grain holding ability and
end grain rot). I am a novice when it comes to this sort of boat
maintenance. The feedback raises a few questions for me. First question: If
the mast is stepped and un-stepped properly, it would seem that the force
acting on the screws should always be sheer force, not axial pull force,
right? Second question: Don't I want to make sure that absolutely no water
gets past the head of the screw and under the fiberglass to the core? I
presume that when a new boat is manufactured, the screws are sealed
sufficiently to prevent water infiltration to the wood core. Would the butyl
tape accomplish this? Should examination of the seal around these screws be
a routine part of a springtime inspection of the boat?



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