[Rhodes22-list] Spreaders

[THOMAS POLISE]

Thanks

> On Apr 6, 2023, at 5:52 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
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> Tom,
> 
> These are basically just non-metallic washers to isolate the aluminum mast from the stainless steel spreader bracket.  The ones that came with my boat are a little bigger than the diameter of the spreaders.  The 'official' ones from GB are slightly tapered to account for the curvature of the mast.
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> As long as the separation of the mast from the bracket is achieved, no other aspect of these 'cushions' need be precise.
> 
> --Peter
> 
>> On 2023-04-06, at 16:24:38 EDT, THOMAS POLISE wrote:
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>> Peter, I recall previous conversations about a spreader “cushion” made of 
>> starboard or some such materials.  Do you have the physical dimensions of those 
>> cushions? 
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