Securing rigging toggles.

[sahona]

I don't know if that's what they're called, but you know those shrouds that end in a "T" piece which twists into (and out of!) a slot-socket in the mast.
Anyway, when we raise masts after the lift-in at our club, there will always be one shroud that either comes adrift or jams at an irretreivable angle -which means the mast has to come down again for correction. This is not a huge problem in itself, but in some cases there is an old guy on a sheet winch(on the lifting boat) who wishes it hadn't happened.
I had a thought that once the "T" was in place something could be put in the upper part of the socket to secure it in place, and yesterday I saw plastic anchor chain marker inserts that looked ideal.
Fortunately I am not in a position to try this, as my shrouds are securely bolted in position, but it sounds like a go-er to me.
Whaddya think?

[claymore]

I have some little rubber jobbies (careful!) which stuff into the mast on the Micro we have.

[wully]

Instead of sourcing and installing Claymores jobbies on your mast you could mibbies try slotting the T ball into place then tensioning the shroud to snugg it down, then while maintaining tension tie off the shroud to the cleats at the base of the mast with some string.

It would give you a good opor-chancity to try out yer rolling hitches.

[aquaplane]

It's not easy to see from the pic but Carousel has a bit of wood the size of the unocupied hole in the terminal slot. It goes all the way through the mast and is held by a split pin in each end. There is a little room for movement but not enough for the terminal to get discombobulated. The lowers are the same but not the fore/aft stays.

HTH.

[claymore]

Instead of sourcing and installing Claymores jobbies on your mast you could mibbies try slotting the T ball into place then tensioning the shroud to snugg it down, then while maintaining tension tie off the shroud to the cleats at the base of the mast with some string.

It would give you a good opor-chancity to try out yer rolling hitches.

Or just use sellotape till its all tensioned up.....



Rolling hitches

[sahona]

~We do get the odd owner who forsees the problem or is avoiding a repeat, and tapes over the "T", but of course it is up there flapping about until it eventually flies away. Something in the hole, whether it be a jobbie or a dod of wood, seems to be the idea.