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Back stay and Mast Cap
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:23 pm
by Langg
Did the 2003
come with a cap on the mast
and is it supposed to have a back stay?
The broker told me no on both. Is this true?
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 1:38 pm
by parrothead
None of the
models have had a backstay.
My '05 came with a white plastic mast cap.
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 2:05 pm
by Russ
My '08 M has a plastic cap on the mast. Not much to it actually but it fits over the top and probably keeps rain and birds out. I had to drill the rivets out to get it off.
No to the backstay. Just shrouds raked aft.
This freaks me out as my last boat had a backstay and I'm constantly reaching for the invisible stay.
This is what it looks like when I removed the cap
mast cap
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:27 pm
by Bill Earnhardt
I had an o3, it had a mast cap
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:30 am
by Langg
Ok Thanks...i thought they probably came with some kind of cap.
wasnt sure about the backstay....seems like you would need one.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:55 am
by c130king
Does the 2003
have the rotating mast? Not sure when the rotating mast came out. A "normal" backstay won't work with a rotating mast...will it?
Some here have built running backstays to go with rotating masts.
My
has a black mast cap...which I have cracked and repaired with duct tape.
Jim
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:28 pm
by Langg
Yes it does have a rotating mast
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 3:24 pm
by Scott
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:25 pm
by tangentair
What size is your garage door? There is no way I could ever get my boat inside even with the mast laying on the floor. Nice pictures by the way.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:15 am
by PeteC
What are the advantages of having a mast cap?
Should I make one for my X (boat, not wife)?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:32 am
by K9Kampers
What are the advantages of having a mast cap?
So your masthead doesn't get sunburned!
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:00 pm
by RickJ
PeteC wrote:What are the advantages of having a mast cap?
Should I make one for my X (boat, not wife)?
I suspect the reason the factory put one on the M is to stop the foam getting saturated. The X mast is empty, so any rain will just run out the bottom.
The usual reason for making a cap for an X is to mount things on top of the mast, e.g. light, wind sensor, antenna, etc.
Cheers, Rick
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 2:20 pm
by K9Kampers
In addition to what Rick said, having a cap on an X mast will help keep bugs, bees & birds from making a home in there. While beneficial for mounting stuff, the same can be accomplished without.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 4:44 pm
by Scott
Tangent, Thass' funny. The boat isnt under the mast BTW.
As for the need or benefit, It makes a good place to mount stuff and next time I work on it there wont be 3 petrified birds in there.
