Lower Shrouds
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:44 pm
My new to me 1966 DS1 has lower shrouds. The pictures show them and their attachment which is about 8 inches below the spreaders. The other picture shows eyes on the deck two fore and one aft the wire shrouds. The mast is straight 2 1/8" x 2 7/8" not tapered. The steel shrouds are 1/8" and in good shape. The mast also had jumper stays which I have removed after reading much loathing and no defense of them for this boat/mast. I read some discussion of lower stays in the long post titled "#37" where Tom says he would try them before deciding but then the discussion moves on in several other interesting directions without getting back to lower shrouds. So is #37 still equipped with lower shrouds?
Should I keep or remove them? My inclination is always to simplicity and streamlining but I don't want to ditch something a PO thought out and installed for good reasons. Thanks.
Should I keep or remove them? My inclination is always to simplicity and streamlining but I don't want to ditch something a PO thought out and installed for good reasons. Thanks.