mast screws


Giacomo Bernardi
 

Sorry for bombarding with questions but as we approach our launch date more new things come up....

On one side of the mast, there are sets of screws, and we wonder what these are for, may be places for steps to climb up the mast?


William Huesmann
 

Perhaps someone once mounted a winch handle holder there??

Bill Huesmann
S/V MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL

"Much as I love sailing, I'm not all that interested in going off sailing 'round the world --- though there are some who certainly wish I would." <W. Huesmann>



On Aug 16, 2022, at 19:29, Giacomo Bernardi via groups.io <bernardi@...> wrote:

Sorry for bombarding with questions but as we approach our launch date more new things come up....

On one side of the mast, there are sets of screws, and we wonder what these are for, may be places for steps to climb up the mast?
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--
Bill Huesmann
MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL


Giacomo Bernardi
 

There are several sets at regular intervals the entire length of the mast. This is why I thought of a ladder. But they are only on one side of the mast. 
Very weird. 

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 05:02 William Huesmann via groups.io <Livnaboard=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Perhaps someone once mounted a winch handle holder there??

Bill Huesmann
S/V MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL

"Much as I love sailing, I'm not all that interested in going off sailing 'round the world --- though there are some who certainly wish I would." <W. Huesmann>



On Aug 16, 2022, at 19:29, Giacomo Bernardi via groups.io <bernardi@...> wrote:

Sorry for bombarding with questions but as we approach our launch date more new things come up....

On one side of the mast, there are sets of screws, and we wonder what these are for, may be places for steps to climb up the mast?
<IMG-3563.jpg>


--
Bill Huesmann
MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL

--
Giacomo Bernardi
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California Santa Cruz
Center for Ocean Health, Long Marine Lab
115 McAllistair Way
Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA

email: bernardi@...
http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/bernardi


gabriel warren
 

Could be an incomplete job of mounting mast steps. Spacing could be a clue: 12” is normal, but some, like my MastMate, are 14”.


On Aug 17, 2022, at 10:06 AM, Giacomo Bernardi via groups.io <bernardi@...> wrote:

There are several sets at regular intervals the entire length of the mast. This is why I thought of a ladder. But they are only on one side of the mast. 
Very weird. 

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 05:02 William Huesmann via groups.io <Livnaboard=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Perhaps someone once mounted a winch handle holder there??

Bill Huesmann
S/V MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL

"Much as I love sailing, I'm not all that interested in going off sailing 'round the world --- though there are some who certainly wish I would." <W. Huesmann>



On Aug 16, 2022, at 19:29, Giacomo Bernardi via groups.io <bernardi@...> wrote:

Sorry for bombarding with questions but as we approach our launch date more new things come up....

On one side of the mast, there are sets of screws, and we wonder what these are for, may be places for steps to climb up the mast?
<IMG-3563.jpg>


-- 
Bill Huesmann
MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL


-- 
Giacomo Bernardi
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California Santa Cruz
Center for Ocean Health, Long Marine Lab
115 McAllistair Way
Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA

email: bernardi@...
http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/bernardi



Giacomo Bernardi
 

Oh I bet this is what it is. It looks just like 14’’

Thanks much


On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 08:05 gabriel warren <gabriel@...> wrote:
Could be an incomplete job of mounting mast steps. Spacing could be a clue: 12” is normal, but some, like my MastMate, are 14”.


On Aug 17, 2022, at 10:06 AM, Giacomo Bernardi via groups.io <bernardi@...> wrote:

There are several sets at regular intervals the entire length of the mast. This is why I thought of a ladder. But they are only on one side of the mast. 
Very weird. 

On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 05:02 William Huesmann via groups.io <Livnaboard=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:
Perhaps someone once mounted a winch handle holder there??

Bill Huesmann
S/V MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL

"Much as I love sailing, I'm not all that interested in going off sailing 'round the world --- though there are some who certainly wish I would." <W. Huesmann>



On Aug 16, 2022, at 19:29, Giacomo Bernardi via groups.io <bernardi@...> wrote:

Sorry for bombarding with questions but as we approach our launch date more new things come up....

On one side of the mast, there are sets of screws, and we wonder what these are for, may be places for steps to climb up the mast?
<IMG-3563.jpg>


-- 
Bill Huesmann
MORNING STAR (Dana 139)
Gulf Shores, AL


-- 
Giacomo Bernardi
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California Santa Cruz
Center for Ocean Health, Long Marine Lab
115 McAllistair Way
Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA

email: bernardi@...
http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/bernardi


--
Giacomo Bernardi
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of California Santa Cruz
Center for Ocean Health, Long Marine Lab
115 McAllistair Way
Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA

email: bernardi@...
http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/bernardi