Tomfoolery wrote:You should probably Google that one; it's not family friendly.
That's pretty good - surprised my kids didn't know it. I'll keep from sharing it with my wife - she'd have a field day.
I'll add GTFA to my list of four letter acronyms so I remember to give old Google a try before asking dumb questions.
I don't think it matters much which end you measure from, being the person doing the drilling would have to have been able to interpret blueprints and have a modicum of skill drilling. That sure wasn't the case on my mast, Mac aliens butchered the majority of holes they punched thru my mast, I guess roger only issues them one new drill bit a year for their old eggbeater boring tools, and forget about deburring.
Crikey wrote:Funny thing - on just about all the holes I've done so far I've noticed many of the original mast drillings were off by as much as 1/4" from the center line for one side.
Same on my mast. And boom. The mast sits rotated to some angle, rather than facing straight ahead, and the boom is rotated some very noticeable amount. Pretty aggravating, but not enough to start boring holes larger to index them to zero relative to the forward direction. Always fun setting up the windex in the spring, as I can't use the actual mast or chicken head as the reference.
Tom
I'd feel inclined to add a rotating base (and stays) before I'd drill out the misalignment. Re-welding and re-drilling could get tedious. Best I can figure is we both got Monday (Tequila) boats. Ford or GM(C) would answer to the same questions...
A rotating mast is worth two in the bush!
Crikey wrote:Tom
I'd feel inclined to add a rotating base (and stays) before I'd drill out the misalignment. Re-welding and re-drilling could get tedious. Best I can figure is we both got Monday (Tequila) boats. Ford or GM(C) would answer to the same questions...
A rotating mast is worth two in the bush!
Ross
I wouldn't weld it and redrill it. Rather, I'd drill it oversized in the correct orientation, and bush it.
Or do nothing.
Probably do nothing.
And yes, I think you're right about the Tequila boat. Lotta stuff seems to have been done that way. Just part of its charm.
Mr. Tom I totally don't understand your question but the mast on 'boat' is in the down position sitting right outside my dining room door and I can go take any measurement you want - you will just need to 'splain to me exactly what dimension you want me to measure. (Be very specific - I'm not real smart).
One other thing - how in the he-l-l did the mast get bent in the first place????
Not what I'd call a lucky break!
Six inches further forward and it would've missed. This season it's going to be miles away from any tree - just in case.
BOAT wrote:Mr. Tom I totally don't understand your question . . .
Not really a question. Here's a section of the mast through the hole at the bottom. You can see it's drilled 'crooked' relative to the centerline of the mast, which then makes the mast crooked relative to the centerline of the boat.
On the left is what it should be , and on the right is what it is.
BOAT wrote:Mr. Tom I totally don't understand your question . . .
Not really a question. Here's a section of the mast through the hole at the bottom. You can see it's drilled 'crooked' relative to the centerline of the mast, which then makes the mast crooked relative to the centerline of the boat.
On the left is what it should be , and on the right is what it is.
That can be corrected with two shouldered bushing & some careful drilling or weld over & fill the holes & re-drill new holes I would not recommend the welding as I think it would weaken the mast , another method would be to install a sleeve inside or over the mast
It's not really worth the effort to correct, its just a shame that a company as large as Macgregor would even let something like that out the door, its a big reason why our boats are the joke of so many marina critics. And so easily cured with a 50dollar jig fixture that even an idiot could not drill a bad hole. But its also the reason we can afford to own our boats I guess.
, and on the right is what it is. 
