Bert
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New owner of a used 2003 Windrider 17 "Shootin' the Breeze"
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Post by Bert on Sept 15, 2020 3:54:46 GMT
I recently bought a used 2003 WR17 with mast support casting broke where the limiter would tie up and all. The man I bought it from was upfront about and said he bought it used this way four years ago and was never bothered about it or replaced it and I saw it was under $100. I know I can go online to WR and order a new one. I have seen the boom snap around pretty hard at times if not ready or holding on. I want to fix this. My picture shows where it broke and it looks to me that bolt in the broken of part of the casting with "red sleeve" should be bolting through the hull where my finger is pointing. And that bolt in the hull is to fill in the hole. Correct?  But because this will need to be installed and I can't find good instructions, I wanted to make sure I set it up right afterwards. I see at the bottom of the mast, the halyard wraps around the sheave in the center of the clevis pin, so I wasn't sure if the limiter line is suppose to wrap around both sides of the clevis pin or just one side and it's not a big deal if it's off center. Also some seem to have come up with better ways to modify the limiter and it would be great to hear from them as well. |
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Post by bwoods on Sept 15, 2020 12:46:46 GMT
On my WR, the limiter line fits in the slot on the broken-off spot. My boat is not near me right now, so maybe one of the other guys can show a picture.
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Post by Richard Isaac Ceballos on Sept 15, 2020 15:20:48 GMT
Bert.
Your description is correct.
Here are some choices:
1. buy the mast base support.
2. remove the mast support and have it welded
3. with 1/4" aluminum plate, duplicate the broken piece, extending a length to bolt under the rear two mount bolts.
richard
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Post by Richard Isaac Ceballos on Oct 4, 2020 17:26:39 GMT
Bert,
After having a close look at my mast support casting, I realized that your broken casting and bolt are necessary to hold the mast support down at the rear of the mast.
At the front of the mast support casting there are two bolts that hold the casting down in front and the bolt in back (that is broken off) should hold the casting down at the rear.
So, You should:
1. buy the mast base support.
2. remove the mast support and have it welded
3. with 1/4" aluminum plate, duplicate the broken piece, extending a length to bolt under the rear two bolts holding the Stainless steel plate.
Your mast rotation limiter line can then be installed from the center of the sheathes to the slot in the mast casting.
See the photo in the (general discussion) Mast Limiter thread.
richard
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Post by Bruce on Oct 4, 2020 19:36:30 GMT
Sorry...I missed this. Yesy it should be connected to the deck. See image.  \ I recently bought a used 2003 WR17 with mast support casting broke where the limiter would tie up and all. The man I bought it from was upfront about and said he bought it used this way four years ago and was never bothered about it or replaced it and I saw it was under $100. I know I can go online to WR and order a new one. I have seen the boom snap around pretty hard at times if not ready or holding on. I want to fix this. My picture shows where it broke and it looks to me that bolt in the broken of part of the casting with "red sleeve" should be bolting through the hull where my finger is pointing. And that bolt in the hull is to fill in the hole. Correct? But because this will need to be installed and I can't find good instructions, I wanted to make sure I set it up right afterwards. I see at the bottom of the mast, the halyard wraps around the sheave in the center of the clevis pin, so I wasn't sure if the limiter line is suppose to wrap around both sides of the clevis pin or just one side and it's not a big deal if it's off center. Also some seem to have come up with better ways to modify the limiter and it would be great to hear from them as well. |
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Post by Mission Man on Oct 4, 2020 23:29:42 GMT
You also asked how to rig the mast rotation limiter. This is the setup I have used and am extremely happy with:   Take about a foot of Dyneema line (I think 3mm) and thread it though the holes on the plate attached to the mast, and secure with stopper knots. Make it a little longer than you need so when you attach it with a snap shackle to the support bolt, there is more rotation than needed. You can then remove the shackle and add galvanized washers over a fold in the midpoint of the line until you have taken enough slack. Replace the snap shackle. It is easy to adjust the amount of rotation by adding or removing washers. Hope this helps, and I hope the pictures load properly! Cheers, Andy |
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Post by missionman on Oct 4, 2020 23:49:59 GMT
Epic fail. RTFM. Here are the photos:   Cheers! |
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