Spreaders

BCC Forum
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Hi all,
 
I purchased Misty #5 in October and moved her from Seattle to Lake Superior this Spring.  This is my first boat, so I am amidst a steep learning curve (expect more posts soon :-)).  After stepping the mast, rigging, and tuning (done by marina), I noticed that the lower spreaders are easily moved up and down.  In fact, I inadvertently lowered the lower, starboard spreader after securing the attached pennant halyard.  Is this normal?  Is there a proper way to secure spreaders to rigging or is my rigging not tuned correctly?
 
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thanks,
Paul
 
 
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Paul,
For whatever it is worth from a non professional
who has set up the rigging on my BCC a couple of
times, the spreaders are not rock solid, but should
not bend down by pulling a pennant up either. They fit
over a tang on the mast where they are held there by a
pin. The outboard edge slot meets the shroud and
should be seized tightly with monel wire. It seems to
me that the combination of the wire and a tight shroud
supports the outter part of the spreader and keep it
from moving. I know that they can get bent in
something like a knockdown, but not by a pennant or
radar reflector like I have hanging off of the lower
port spreader. See if they used any wire at the otter
tip. Hopefully that helps.
By the way, where do you keep your boat in Lake
Superior?
Wayne Edney BCC “Odyssey” San Francisco

— “Worner, Paul” <paul.worner@thomson.com > wrote:

Hi all,

I purchased Misty #5 in October and moved her from
Seattle to Lake Superior
this Spring. This is my first boat, so I am amidst
a steep learning curve
(expect more posts soon :-)). After stepping the
mast, rigging, and tuning
(done by marina), I noticed that the lower spreaders
are easily moved up and
down. In fact, I inadvertently lowered the lower,
starboard spreader after
securing the attached pennant halyard. Is this
normal? Is there a proper
way to secure spreaders to rigging or is my rigging
not tuned correctly?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Paul

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Hi Wayne,
 
Thanks for your response.  Given your response and Douglas's, I will definitely be making some adjustments.
 
My boat is at http://www.knife-river-marina.com/  - a few miles north of Duluth MN.
 
Thanks,
Paul
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: The Edney's [mailto:bccodyssey@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:40 PM
To: bcc@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [bcc] Spreaders

Paul,
    For whatever it is worth from a non professional
who has set up the rigging on my BCC a couple of
times, the spreaders are not rock solid, but should
not bend down by pulling a pennant up either. They fit
over a tang on the mast where they are held there by a
pin.  The outboard edge slot meets the shroud and
should be seized tightly with monel wire.  It seems to
me that the combination of the wire and a tight shroud
supports the outter part of the spreader and keep it
from moving.  I know that they can get bent in
something like a knockdown, but not by a pennant or
radar reflector like I have hanging off of the lower
port spreader.  See if they used any wire at the otter
tip. Hopefully that helps.
     By the way, where do you keep your boat in Lake
Superior?
Wayne Edney BCC "Odyssey" San Francisco

--- "Worner, Paul" wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I purchased Misty #5 in October and moved her from
> Seattle to Lake Superior
> this Spring.  This is my first boat, so I am amidst
> a steep learning curve
> (expect more posts soon :-)).  After stepping the
> mast, rigging, and tuning
> (done by marina), I noticed that the lower spreaders
> are easily moved up and
> down.  In fact, I inadvertently lowered the lower,
> starboard spreader after
> securing the attached pennant halyard.  Is this
> normal?  Is there a proper
> way to secure spreaders to rigging or is my rigging
> not tuned correctly?
> 
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul
> 
> 
>



     
           
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