christianpastore41: Welcome to the INA Nonsuch Discussion Group. Congrats on your purchase. Note how we sign our posts with a our name, including where the boat lives. You may find a NS owner with the same boat nearby.
Regards,
Joe Valinoti
S/V iL Gatto NS30U #221
Sea Harbour YC
Oriental, NC USA
Thank you Joe, and hello all.
Tomorrow I drop my boat in the water in Deltaville, Va, after shipping it by truck from Punta Gorda, Fla. No doubt many questions will follow as I look to benefit from your collective experience. I already have an issue with a stripped hole in the mast step bracket for one of the two set bolts, but I think I know what the options are from earlier threads on this subject. The mast has already been stepped so I will not be doing the drilling necessary to rethread the hole, so for the moment I will use very thin edge (1/64") hardwood wedges. After that we will see, depending on how that works. I am impressed by how active this group is!
Christian Pastore
OshKosh, NS22 # 47
Fishing Bay Yacht Club
Deltaville, VA
USA
You’re lucky, Christian as Ed Strazzini lives in Deltaville. In regards to that hole, go to the local auto parts store and get a Heli Coil kit for that size which I believe is 5/16. It will include a tool to install and several inserts. A quick and EZ fix
Joe Valinoti
S/V iL Gatto NS30U #221
Sea Harbour YC
Oriental, NC USA
Thank you Joe!
I just looked up Ed and he is definitely someone I’d like to meet.
As for the helicoil, that did seem like the long-term fix to me but I’m wondering if there is room to drill, even with a right angle attachment, without removing the bracket. I am also thinking that I cannot do the drilling without lifting the mast out of the bracket for fear of drilling into the mast itself. Am I wrong about that?
Go to the store and look at the Helicoil kit and you’ll see there is no drilling needed or watch - https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=ghow+to+use+a+Helicoil+kit&mid=989C118A66C2B36F63A2989C118A66C2B36F63A2&FORM=VIRE
Joe Valinoti
S/V iL Gatto NS30U #221
Sea Harbour YC
Oriental, NC USA
Hi Christian -
Welcome aboard. I owned “Moustaches”, an NS 22 O/B #56, from 2012 until 2023. Wonderful, wonderful boats. Comfy but they go like locomotives. I found it a good idea to reef early on this boat. I noticed almost no reduction in boat speed by putting in the first reef.
Regarding this mast business (and most other mechanical issues), Joe knows. Take his advice.
Have a blast with your new boat. You’ll not regret this purchase.
Ernie A. in Toronto
Christian,
If you’ve joined the INA, you have access to mast and rigging advice from the original Nonsuch rigger, Mike Quill. He’s on retainer to give free advice to INA members.
You might want to take advantage of that for your mast questions.
– Bob
Me Gusta
Nonsuch e26U #233
Looking forward to seeing folks in Toronto: https://nonsuch.org/2024-INA-International-Rendezvous-Status
Thanks Joe and Bob for the advice, and Ernie for the welcome. I will watch the video and get in touch with Mike Quill.