Bill, I usually just put all the mast wedges in when the mast is stepped. After hanging the boom and putting the sail on and after the first sail of the season, I check the wedges. A few of them are usually loose. Those that are still loose when fully inserted, I shim with material from one of those translucent plastic milk or water jugs. I believe the manual says the wedges should be tight enough to require a light hammer blow to seat them. BTW, I use the same material to shim the mast in the mast shoe. I gave up using those troublesome bolts in the mast shoe decades ago.
David Young
Bay Cat, 30U #402
Suttons Bay, MI
USA