Hi all! Bought a '73 Javelin last year and didn't have time to work on it yet. I removed the mast step to clean/check it out and found a piece of 3/4 in plywood between the step and the hull. My question is , should that wood be there?
Javelin Question
- Thread starter Zeggae
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Maybe the butt of the mast was corroded and a previous owner cut off the corroded end and used that wood piece to raise the mast step up to compensate and allow full adjustment of the standing rigging (due to shorter mast, rigging would have been too long). OR, maybe the rigging was replaced at some time and was incorrectly measured, resulting in the cables being too long? Either way, that wood piece should have been protected with paint or better yet epoxy to prevent rot.
I think you're right. I'm going to replace the step as is and raise the mast and see whats what. I can always make a new piece and prepare it properly.