This one
I bought a new one from someone here that I guess had just been sitting around for a while and they come with these little divits where you drill your holes.
I drilled out the old mast step casting and removed it and had 2 problems.
First when trying to fit the new one it seems like it should be fine when I lay it one the beam next to the old one it likes great but when I actually attach to the dolphin striker rod and insert it through the beam the new one will not sit right on the beam it doesn't even come close to being able to mount properly. The front curved in edge hits the beam to soon when inserting the rod with the step attached.
Second I drilled out 2 of the divits being very carefull to be on the correct angle for the holes and the divits don't line up to the holes on my beam. Am I ok to fudge the holes on the step a little? because I don't want to fudge the holes on the beam. I only paid $10 for the step so If it's trash and I need to just get a new one I will but I wasn't to make sure I don't have the same problem again.
How can make sure my holes in a new one will match up. I figured the divits were there for a reason. If I can't trust them how can I make sure the holes line up perfectly. Should I mount it and drill completely new holes through the step and the beam at the same time in different locations than stock?
I did this a few weekends ago while camping so I ended up just putting the old step back on for now. It's been working for me this long but holes for the hinge on the top have busted out some and right now it has a bolt though it holding the hinge top in place. The bolt is to big to come out the damaged area and it is tightened down for added support. This has been working pretty well since I got the boat but just one of those little thing I wanted to fix along the way.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
Member: Utah Sailing Association
1982 Prindle 18
1986 Hobie 17
1982 Prindle 16
1980 Prindle 16(mostly)
1976 Prindle 16(mostly)
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