Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:58 am
Blue spreaders point higher
I dunno which if the variables here scares me more...RichandLori wrote:I was going through Spreaders like clean undies!
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:52 am
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:28 am
DLT wrote:I dunno which if the variables here scares me more...RichandLori wrote:I was going through Spreaders like clean undies!
Ya...for some reason that was my wife's feeling as well...go figure.....
Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:15 am
Cat says
How would you know, yours are greyBlue spreaders point higher
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:50 pm
Guys,
Thanks for all of the info. I finally had a chance to crawl under the tarp, and before frostbite set in, take a look at what you all have been describing. Thanks! I'll have no problem making the repair, and will have a spare ready if there is a next time.
Ray
Thanks for all of the info. I finally had a chance to crawl under the tarp, and before frostbite set in, take a look at what you all have been describing. Thanks! I'll have no problem making the repair, and will have a spare ready if there is a next time.
Ray
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:43 pm
I thought I was the only one that bent a spreader the first time I lowered the mast!!!! Thanks for the reasurance. Question...mine is not bent very much but I can see some "strain" in the aluminum. Can it survive like that or is a slight bend accepable or am I crazy even to consider not changing it?
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 4:21 pm
first thing I did with my '05 26M: bent a spreader - a check of the other spreader showed a ring of abrasion wear around the insertion point in the mast fitting and next to it a symmetrical bulge all around the the pipe - the bent spreader had the same wear.The short story: Spreaders seem to wear out, so I replaced both - but followed the advice given here and inserted a snug fitting PVC pipe the whole length. There was little added weight and it worked like a charm.
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:12 pm
I saw my name as the initial poster on this thread and I could not remember doing it, then I saw the date. Over two years ago. Wow! Time is zipping by.
Ray
Ray
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:31 pm
...and you still haven't fixed it, Ray? 
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:00 pm
Darn short term memory problem. I knew there was something I was supposed to do 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:10 am
I bent a spreader while doing the Mac mast-deck dance in my driveway. So while looking at local sources for a replacement, what are current Mac supplier options? KHE, BWY,...?
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:10 pm
I just bought two new ones from Blue Water Yachts, Seattle. Reasonable and quick delivery
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:00 am
I just added make spare spreaders to my to do list, this sound like one of those "it's not a question of if, but rather when" items.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:29 am
yup in 8 years I have bent 2 and broken 1 and I keep a home made spare under the aft berth
On edit: not having a spare can shorten a weekend in a blink. If you have a spare spreader you are inconvenience for about 15-20 minutes.
Down at stockton lake we changed one on the water.
On edit: not having a spare can shorten a weekend in a blink. If you have a spare spreader you are inconvenience for about 15-20 minutes.
Down at stockton lake we changed one on the water.
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 11:34 am
spreaders here