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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Mast Steps
From: Steve Strand (strand@XXX.XXX)
Date: Tue Jun 05 2001 - 10:35:25 EDT
A somewhat cleaner way to prevent halyard wraps on triangular steps is to
run a small diameter ss wire between the outboard points of each step. As
was pointed out, they are usually needed only above the lower spreaders.
The two at the masthead are really critical,
Steve Strand
s/v Danzante
At 07:05 AM 6/5/01 -0700, you wrote:
>Another idea, inherited on my boat from the builder:
>Make the steps below the spreaders usable in your bare feet if you plan on
>ever being in tropical waters. Makes it MUCH less painful to pop up and
>look for coral heads from altitude ;-)
>
>I agree with the stagger; why put twice as many steps on as necessary?
>
>-Rob
>
>P.S. Below the spreaders, mine are a wedge shaped piece of lumber. Above,
>they are a 3 to 4" piece of (?) 3x3 aluminum angle.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: jan bruggeman <jan.bruggeman@XXX.XXX>
>To: <worldcruising@XXX.XXX>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 2:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Mast Steps
>
>
> > Hello group,
> >
> > I placed mine 1 m apart, but "out of phase": the ones at startboard sit
>just
> > in de middle of the 1m space of the port ones. But that's something you'll
> > just have to try for yourself. Important things are:
> >
> > - choose a model in which you stick your feet "into them", and not "rest
> > upon".
> > - mount 2 steps at equal height in top of the mast, so you can rest on
>both
> > feet when fixing something in top of the mast. Somehow, the trouble is
> > allways at the top of the mast - except when the mast has been taken down,
> > then the problem will be inside the mast ;-)
> >
> > Mine are home made: just bend some strips of stainless steel or aluminium
> > and bolt them to the mast. Rivets didn't last.
> >
> > mvg,
> > Jan Bruggeman - ON4AIN
> > mail : jan@XXX.XXX
> > web: http://jan.bruggeman.com
> >
> >
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