Securing the oday 20 mast, the mast fits into the fitting by sliding two fixed pins on each side of the mast, into the grooves on the step. I then raise the mast but there doesn't seem to be anything other than the rigging keeping the mast in place. Is there something I'm missing or is this the set up.
oday 20 mast
- Thread starter Jamie214
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no pictures I'm waiting for some rigging instructions to arrive in the from the states, the deck plate is simply a piece of aluminum with to slots for the mast base to slide into and then you step the mast attach the front stay as all the other ones are attached and da daaa its rigged but the security of the mast if the event something happens to the rigging is a issue I'd think (but I'm new to sailing) and I'm wondering is this normal.
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jim
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jim
front stay holds it
I put one pin in my oday 20 mast plate and the front stay holds it up once raised and attached. the pin is toward the stern.
I put one pin in my oday 20 mast plate and the front stay holds it up once raised and attached. the pin is toward the stern.
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Thanks alot sounds like a great idea, so the original configuration has no security other than the forward stay ??? your mast in the picture looks very different than mine ??? you added this pin Right.
I think some, if not all of those aluminum tabernacles like Jamie214 describes had a little ridge that the mast seated on after stepping that helped hold it in place in the tabernacle. Actually, friction and the downward forces on the mast will do a pretty good job of "locking" the mast butt in the aluminum casting. Some of those setups had an "L" shaped slot, where the pin would either slide down into the tabernacle as the mast was stepped or would rise up into the slot as the mast was stepped, depending on which way the slot was layed out in the design.
Actually, even with only a horizontal slot, the mast should stay in place due to the way the forces work on it. Most of the forces are tending to push the mast butt down and forward, which will push the pivot pin tighter into the slot.
Actually, even with only a horizontal slot, the mast should stay in place due to the way the forces work on it. Most of the forces are tending to push the mast butt down and forward, which will push the pivot pin tighter into the slot.
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I had a cape dory typhoon with that type of tabernacle. I never had a problem. Actually, it work easier as you have to line up mine perfectly to get the pin through. Normally the mast is raked a little toward the stern which also helps hold it in. If you lose the front stay you are going to most likely loose the mast anyway.