Shroud attachment to mast

[Tony]

The shrouds on my 240 are attached to the mast using what I think are Norseman T-ball fittings. The T-balls are "held" in place at the mast by rubber bungs wedged into the mast opening. Since I trailer my boat I'm finding that these rubber bungs are wearing out and falling apart, presumable due to wear fro mthe fittings moving around during mast raising and trailering. This does not present much of a problem when the mast is raised since the shrouds are under tension, but it's a real pain during mast raising since I have to make sure that the T-balls are in the mast slot and correctly oriented. Anyone else had this problem? Is there a better (more permanent?) rigging solution to attach the shrouds to the mast? ThanksTony

 

[AL]

rubber bungs

One these rubber bungs was lost on my H260, the dealer sent me a replacement within a week. You can probably get Hunter to ship you some replacements. Perhaps you could put a short SS screw in the middle of it once the rubber piece is in place. This would force the rubber to expand and squeeze onto the mast better. You probably want to use a "fat" screw that doesn't go beyond the other side of the rubber piece to avoid chaffing the haylards in the mast.

 

[Carl]

Same problem

I thought it was something I was doing wrong.I've had my 240 for 5 weeks,been in the water 4 times and had the starboard side shroud pop out twice while raising the mast.The shroud on mine is held by a plastic flap that pivots out of the way for removel of the shroud.It appears that the flap is too small.I would also be interested in finding a solution to this problem.

 

[Ray Bowles]

On my 95 H26 I went to the local ACE hardware

store and bought a bag full of small tapered rubber corks. I can't say what size but the bottom fit the remaining hole with a little push. By installing them dry with a twisting motion they fit nicely and very tightly. About 1/2 of the cork length into the mast. Just be sure that the top is large enough that you don't pop the whole plug into the hole. The corks are about 1 inch long.Works real well.RayS/V Speedy

 

[Doug Nowell]

My solution

I tied a piece of shock cord between the two rigging parts (on each side of the mast). This has the effect of keeping them pointing in the right direction and not popping out as you raise the mast. I still have some problems with the ends attached to the deck and I am thinking of some more shock cord between the rigging and guard wires to ensure that they are in the correct place when the mast is raised.I had a bad experience the other week due to this problem - part of the rigging at the deck end was slightly bent (extremely slightly) but when straightened under tension it broke apart - suggests that if you ever have problems raising the mast you can (and probably will) damage the rigging.