| re: nee ERIC 2206.
As far as I am aware, the standard rigging for a Viking is
as shown in the picture, with fore and aft lower shrouds fixed to
chain-plates on either side of the uppers. I have never seen a boat rigged
as your you describe.
The upper shroud chain-plate is bolted to the main bulkhead while the
lower fore chain-plate is bolted to the forward semi-bulkhead. The aft
chain-plate is bolted to a knee which is glassed between the deck and the
hull.
This arrangement allows the loads to be spread and permits
control of mast bend. I don't think I'm qualified to say whether yours is
adequate but only that it is most unusual for this boat.
Any comments anyone?
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