Hi Guys Thanks for posting,
Your comments are helpful and I am glad you echo my wish to be able to easily adjust mast bend. Sorry John, by "fixed" I really just meant that where the mast goes through the deck the slot is currently packed with fixed sized wooden blocks (very nicely varnished and shaped to cup both sides of the mast) but of course this means that the mast bend is not adjustable without a saw... I prefer the idea of a mast ram to the plastic chock spacer idea as you say Smillie it is prefferable to change on the water.
John thanks for the Congrats, I have "Wind Instrument" 3178, I think one of the early Baggys registered, (in Glass anyway), and I know what you mean by the Mighty Screw but nope she has nothing at all at present. I think I will look for a Ram. Then I can look at a set of lowers after I get the hang of controling the power of the rig with fore and aft bend.
I have a good friend who is a Chandler so I will see if there are any favours outstanding and take it from there. I know the fore end of the mast slot is already taking the load of the mast so I think I will fab up a thin Stainless or Ali' plate the as a bedding plate for the Ram with a lip folded at the inboard end that will protrude down into the slot so the ram will be loading the slot rather than the deck (as I am not sure of its constructionand as its the bow buoyancy) that also makes it safer than a mighty screw or strut fo the same reason.
I will get some pics up on the database at some point, thanks agan and I hope one day to get myself to an open meet so who knows might see you on the water..... Cheers Alex
Your comments are helpful and I am glad you echo my wish to be able to easily adjust mast bend. Sorry John, by "fixed" I really just meant that where the mast goes through the deck the slot is currently packed with fixed sized wooden blocks (very nicely varnished and shaped to cup both sides of the mast) but of course this means that the mast bend is not adjustable without a saw... I prefer the idea of a mast ram to the plastic chock spacer idea as you say Smillie it is prefferable to change on the water.
John thanks for the Congrats, I have "Wind Instrument" 3178, I think one of the early Baggys registered, (in Glass anyway), and I know what you mean by the Mighty Screw but nope she has nothing at all at present. I think I will look for a Ram. Then I can look at a set of lowers after I get the hang of controling the power of the rig with fore and aft bend.
I have a good friend who is a Chandler so I will see if there are any favours outstanding and take it from there. I know the fore end of the mast slot is already taking the load of the mast so I think I will fab up a thin Stainless or Ali' plate the as a bedding plate for the Ram with a lip folded at the inboard end that will protrude down into the slot so the ram will be loading the slot rather than the deck (as I am not sure of its constructionand as its the bow buoyancy) that also makes it safer than a mighty screw or strut fo the same reason.
I will get some pics up on the database at some point, thanks agan and I hope one day to get myself to an open meet so who knows might see you on the water..... Cheers Alex