[C320-list] Pad Eye on mast

[wflowe3 at aim.com]

 Thanks for the info. What do you think about a plastic pad-eye fastened with aluminum rivets to solve the dissimilar metals problem?  My plan is to only use the whisker pole in light wind with wing on wing.



Bill

 

 

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From: Cary Dennis Lowe <cdlowe1769 at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Mon, Jan 6, 2014 10:16 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Pad Eye on mast


Warren

sounds like you did everything right!  great job.

Dennis

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> On Jan 6, 2014, at 3:24 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bill, I did this and can only tell you how I did it. I located the position
> on the mast while under sail by attaching the pole to the sail and holding
> the pole horizontal to the deck and marking the place on the mast where the
> pole touched. 
> 
> My mast has plastic conduits that carry the wires to the middle and top of
> the mast (one conduit for each.) I used a drill stop set to slightly more
> than the thickness of the mast material. Then, I tapped the hole for the
> screw I used. After testing the screw in the new hole, I filed the end of
> the screw flat so as not to project beyond the inside of the mast. Now, be
> sure to use a thread sealing compound on the threads to provide a barrier
> between the ss screw and aluminum mast. Don't use something like TefGel as
> you want a barrier as well as a setting compound to hold the screw from
> working loose. These you can find in WM or an auto parts store. (Sorry,
> don't remember what I used.)
> 
> It has worked great for over 5 years and never come loose. Last year I
> replaced the 150 Genoa with a 135. I didn't bother to change the pad eye and
> it doesn't seem to make any difference. A few degrees more or less won't be
> a problem.
> 
> Do check-out YouTube for videos on setting a whisker pole. I found I was
> doing it all wrong at first. 
> 
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 #62 "Warr De Mar"
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wflowe3 at aim.com [mailto:wflowe3 at aim.com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 9:33 AM
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Pad Eye on mast
> 
> I'd like to install a mast pad eye for a whisker pole. Two questions, how
> far up the mast (say from the deck) should it be for a for a factory 125
> genoa? And The big question; I have in-mast furling so if I drill holes in
> the front of the mast, will I hit any furler parts inside the mast?
> 
> The hull number is 1146, it is a 2008 MarK II.
> 
> Thanks
> Bill
> 
>