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Deck hardware

Got my bolt order from Bolt Depot today. Really quick delivery and the bolts, nuts and washers each came in their own ziplock bag. Nice parts. I would definitely use them again for bolts! Wish they had a bit better selection of SS options though. And more wood screws in #1 and #2 sizes. But I doubt they get many hobbyists. I ordered 20 each of #2-56 x 3/4" SS bolts, #2-56 nuts and #2 washers. They were pennies each and the whole order came to just a few bucks, so I figured I should order a lot. Future projects ya know...


Today I installed the remaining deck hardware for the standing rigging.

Installed the jib stay rack:


Then installed the backstay bracket. I made my own out of a jib stay rack. See an earlier post about that.


Then installed the shroud stay anchors. Some people use the same jib stay racks and mount one on each side. I've already got enough to look at on the deck so I though a cleaner look would be to use eyebolts instead.They are mounted through the hardwood shroud stay supports that I installed before making the deck. They should hold up quite well!


Finally I mounted the mast step. Took me a while to make up my mind where to mount it. Lots of thoughts about where to put it on the Star 45 Yahoo Group page. Generally the thought is to have the mast at least 16.75" back from the bow. Boats made from the laser cut frames are right at the maximum LOA allowed so therefore the jib boom is not allowed to project out in front of the bow. That means that the mast needs to be pushed back a bit for the jib boom to clear. So... I mounted my multi-hole mast stay such that the front hole 16 5/8" from the bow. The other three holes are each approx 1/4 behind each other. The back hole puts the front of the mast at 17 5/8" back. If this doesn't work then I'll simply have to remount it. No worries.

And... my little mast step gauge is not pretty useless but that's OK. Just hoped it would add a bit of a technical look anyway. Sigh...








Tomorrow I'll start on the actual standing rigging... mast, spreaders, booms, etc... And then it's down to just the running rigging.

Hopefully I'll be sailing by Opening Day of Yachting season on 3 May!


Peace!



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