I've had spreaders in keel sailboats. The mast exceeded 25 feet, was a lot
skinnier (than the P19 mast) and the foretriangle was masthead rigged and not
fractional rigged a-la-Potter... Birds use them to perch and drop
"decoration" on them and your topsides... The birds sitting on'em force them
down and you have to climb up and "reposition" them occasionally. Since they
force shrouds out they rub more heavily on your genoa and have been known to
puncture holes in genny...
T'aint worth the mess nor the effort...
SF
In a message dated 98-09-10 13:44:24 EDT, you write:
<< Subj: Spreaders for P19 Shrouds
From: paul.allikas@ibm.net (Paul Allikas)
Reply-to: paul.allikas@ibm.net, wwpotter@tscnet.com
Has anyone installed spreaders on the upper shrouds of a P19? It
appears on the Dwyer pages as a part for the mast extrusion, but was not
included from IM. When I was at the lake this past weekend, I noticed
that the P19 was the only boat there, without them. If this is a design
compromise, I would just as well go ahead and add them, rather than find
out in the future that I should have had them. Considering the
alternatives, the $25.00 or so, may be well woth the investment. It
appears that they have the effect of a wider virtual shroud angle,
therefore more lateral support, for the top mast section.
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Paul Allikas
Raleigh, NC
WWP P19 #896 "Valhalla"
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