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Mast Steps

Posted by Cindy on October 21, 1999 at 11:27:13:

has anyone installed mast steps on their boat -- the stainless ones that you
bolt into the mast on either side to climb up like a ladder?
Will this compromise the strength of the mast significantly? How abot getting
sheets & sails caught up in them when tacking?
Thoughts?
Cindy
p.s. Our boat (Hull #3) has no spreaders -- are all PDQ's like this? Does anyone
know why they chose to do this -- I have not seen other cats like this?

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Re: Mast Steps

Posted by Dan Sally - Duet on November 09, 1999 at 05:08:16:
In Reply to: Mast Steps posted by Cindy on October 21, 1999 at 11:27:13:

I didn't see where any one answered you. The 36's do not have spreaders because
they are wide enough to get a good angle to hold them up. We own a 32 but have
cruised with a lot of 36's and they are all standard like that

Have you seen the mast step system made up of loops that are on a sail tape that
goes up the groove in the mast using your main haylard?

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Re: Mast Steps

Posted by Doug on September 13, 19100 at 16:34:50:
In Reply to: Re: Mast Steps posted by Dan Sally - Duet on November 09, 1999 at
05:08:16:


Now that does sound nice, who make them?
Doug
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