Being a newbie, I've spent much of the afternoon working out how everything goes together, and I'm slowly getting there.  However I've discovered a gap of about 4mm between the aft end of the mast deck plate and the deck.  The screws don't appear loose, in fact the slots in the screws are both aligned fore and aft suggesting they haven't moved.  Is it just the four visible screws that hold this assembly in place?  Has anyone else experienced this?  Should I be concerned?  Should I tighten the two screws at the aft end in the hope that it will come back down? Just thought I'd sound out you experts before jumping in feet first!
Andy

There are just the 4 screws, yes. Has the plate been removed at some point in the past? I'm not sure I'd read too much into the screw-head alignment frankly.

Personally, I would get a beefy screwdriver and see if cranking the aft 2 screws does the trick - be warned, they ought to be reasonably stiff either which way - but also be sensible if you meet absolute resistance

If you are worried, give RS a ring, I am sure the will give you the support you need

Clive

I don't know whether it's been removed before, but I'll have another go at tightening them next time I'm down at the boat.
Andy

Hi Al, thanks for your picture.  I suspect that may be what's happened.  As a new boat, did yours get sorted by RS?  How?  Is it through bolted?  I'll probably have a look at mine on Thursday.

Thanks.  Weather permitting I'll give it a try tomorrow.

Well the screws were tight (good sign), but pulled it down into place with no sign of pulling through the carbon fibre which suggests to me that it had never been right from day 1.  I'm happy with that.  Thanks for the advice.  Andy