Mast base and shroud line set up

Does an 89 Hobie 14 require the teflon washers at the base of its mast? Also, never having raised the once broken mast ever, how tight do the cables need to be? Shroud, forestay...?

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'89 H14 'Jaws'
'85 H16

Yup....it needs a mast bearing.

This is a "regular" H14 (not Turbo), right? If so, there's no need for the rig to be tight. In fact, the hot shots run them so loose that the mast has to be lashed down to the main beam so that it can't pop out of the step during a capsize. See Bob Curry's tuning guide

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Jerome Vaughan
Hobie 16

Right, not a turbo. Just a simple h14 from 1989. going out for my first sale ever in any boat and first time with this boat. Thanks for helping

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'89 H14 'Jaws'
'85 H16

FYI....Nothing magic about the mast bearing....it's there just to minimize wear as the ball of the mast base rotates inside the cup of the mast step.

Good luck with your maiden voyage!

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Jerome Vaughan
Hobie 16