I recently bought a 1974 Hullmaster 22' that has three shrouds per side. Does that seem excessive to others, for a boat of this size? I suspect one was added by a previous owner.
The chainplates can accept two shrouds via turnbuckles, currently both 1/4" wire rope: an upper through the spreaders and a forward lower. The mystery shroud is on the aft lower position at the mast (on the right in the attached photo) and is a bit thicker, probably 3/16". It also has a turnbuckle and is labeled with instructions to attach it to the toe rail. These labels are from the previous owner, who wasn't an experienced sailor -- but he labeled everything according to what the next-previous (and apparently experienced) owner told him.
This all seems a bit weird. An extra shroud, attached to the toe rail? I'm inclined to remove it entirely but would love another perspective first, as this is my first keel boat (recently upsized from a classic 19' Lightning).
I had a survey done last week and can confirm the mast step and chainplates are in good condition. Maybe the third shroud was part of a mast stepping system in the distant past?
Thanks, all! My first post and grateful for any thoughts.
The chainplates can accept two shrouds via turnbuckles, currently both 1/4" wire rope: an upper through the spreaders and a forward lower. The mystery shroud is on the aft lower position at the mast (on the right in the attached photo) and is a bit thicker, probably 3/16". It also has a turnbuckle and is labeled with instructions to attach it to the toe rail. These labels are from the previous owner, who wasn't an experienced sailor -- but he labeled everything according to what the next-previous (and apparently experienced) owner told him.
This all seems a bit weird. An extra shroud, attached to the toe rail? I'm inclined to remove it entirely but would love another perspective first, as this is my first keel boat (recently upsized from a classic 19' Lightning).
I had a survey done last week and can confirm the mast step and chainplates are in good condition. Maybe the third shroud was part of a mast stepping system in the distant past?
Thanks, all! My first post and grateful for any thoughts.