New mast unwrapped and used at Lee On Solent SC for the nationals.
- No chainplates supplied (not sure if they are supposed to be with a fully rigged mast though) so borrowed a pair.
- Then when we went to offer the shrouds to the chainplates we found they were way too long, so had to borrow a pair of shrouds also!
Offered the new up to my old and pulled a little tension with rope to straighten them out:
Our old shrouds are usually on pin 4, but obviously there are some SLIGHT tolerances in manufacture so I would expect a brand new set of shrouds to be on pin 2 for the first sail, then possibly 3 or 4 when they are bedded in.
Also not the chainplate covers are larger on these shrouds compared to my old set. Don't know if that is also a mistake.
Rondar are on the case. I'll keep you informed.