Re: [AlbinVega] Standing Rig Tuning and another question

[osmyrrah49]

My moored boating neighbors have on more than one occasion come by to offer
their observation that the spreaders on my mast are not bisecting the angle
from top of the mast to the deck rail. The pivoting spreaders have a built in
stop that seems to leave the spreaders tilting down toward the water - oh, at
about 5 degrees from perpindicular to the mast. To alay my neighbors
concern, I often slide the spreaders up, only to have them drop again, of course
after a days sail. Any thoughts?
Paul Brown
Procrastinator
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[rchrdcoe]

Paul-seize the spreader ends with rigging wire and then cover with a
boot or tape. That will hold them at the proper angle.
Richard V1812

 

[albinvega1493]

My spreaders were doing the same thing. I put a small cable clamp just
below each spreader to keep it from sagging. Just remember to cover it
with a boot of some sort or it will rip your jib. I learned the hard
way.

Larry Bissell
"kamanalea" SF Bay
albinvega1493@...

 

[groundhogyh]

I had the same problem. To prevent the sail from snagging, I have the roller thing on the shroud. It is like a 4 inch diameter wheel that sits just at the spreader, so if the sail swipes against the spreader, the wheel just rolls it off. Many people have them and you have probably seen them.

A smaller part comes with this and is a cylindrical clamp. This clamp is set below the wheel and sets the spot where the wheel will rest.

The arrangement on mine was that the wheel was on top, the clamp next, and the spreader was on the bottom of this stackup.

The problem was that the clamp kept the spreader from going too high, but nothing kept the spreader from drifting too low.

I searched in vain for another clamp. I figured if I could get another one of those small clamps to go below the spreader, I could keep it just where I wanted it. I would then have a clamp above and below the spreader.

Well, it turns out the proper name for these are "shaft collars".
I found on on mcmaster carr (mcmaster.com I believe).

I got the nylon one. You can also get metal ones.

I can get you the specific part number if you are interested in this solution.
I think the shroud is .200 inches in diameter, but don't hold me to it.

I had to put a small piece of rubber gasket inside the collar to make it tight.

Roy