With all the wild weather up here over the last couple of days, I've got time to "ponder" things (rather than, you know, actually get stuff done on the rig).
On the E32-III, the mast is keel-stepped, fitting onto a cast step-plate bolted onto a portion of the TAFG. It occurs to me that when water gets into the mast, there's no real way for it to get out.
Anecdotally, I'm told that water that finds its way into the mast tends to dribble out the bottom and onto the sole, "eventually" finding its way to the bilge.
Has anyone found a way to route that water directly into the bilge?
One approach would be to simply drill a hole in the step plate and through into the TAFG. But there have to be more elegant solutions, so I'm open to ideas. Especially now, while the rig is out of the boat.
Thanks!
On the E32-III, the mast is keel-stepped, fitting onto a cast step-plate bolted onto a portion of the TAFG. It occurs to me that when water gets into the mast, there's no real way for it to get out.
Anecdotally, I'm told that water that finds its way into the mast tends to dribble out the bottom and onto the sole, "eventually" finding its way to the bilge.
Has anyone found a way to route that water directly into the bilge?
One approach would be to simply drill a hole in the step plate and through into the TAFG. But there have to be more elegant solutions, so I'm open to ideas. Especially now, while the rig is out of the boat.
Thanks!