Joe, and others, Just down the Road from you at backyard Boats in Shady side, Maryland (south of Annapolis) it's $150 Crane fee and 3 bucks a foot (EACH WAY). For those who are in shock... That is $252 to take it down and $252 to Raise it back up! Get this, When the Rigger put the rig back up he attached the front lowers to the inside hole on the uppers chain plate. I guess he forgot to look up and see that the rig is a mast head rig!
Cool thought.... that would have allowed for some serious aft mast rake!!! (...wonder if anyone sails the rig like that?) I corrected it, but only to the points I had marked as the mast stood prior to it coming down. It is tuned and plumb but it could use a better tuning job. I'm just too cheep to buy two Tension guages!! I've got the numbers!! Our deal was to Overhaul!! Re-wire, remove the PVC conduit that had come loose which made our mast sound like Big Ben when anyone so-much as broke wind at anchor! We added a combo steaming /foredeck light and a Davis anchor light. Got rid of the monster Tricolor light and actually connected the VHF antenna that had its coax severed some how. We created a nice tight wire bundle and wire tied 18" sections of pipe insulation all the way down about 2 feet apart . We hung the wires to the mast head so not to place any weight of the 34 feet of wire and coax on any of the fitting. I can't remember exactly how we created the hanger but I know we are not concern'd about the hanger giving way and causing a pull on the fittings We found 3 foot long 1/2 inch wide wire ties we put those on the wire bundle and fed the thing all the way up the mast. No more sound's (from the inside) We have an external Main halyard and a CDI furler so no jib halyard at all on the mast TomC Kiona #1914 West River, Md On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Joe McCary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ashton, out of curiosity, is that $4 per foot the boat length or mast > length? > > > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II, West River, MD > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *ashton bauersfeld > *Sent:* Sunday, November 09, 2008 8:04 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: catalina27-talk: mast lights > > > > Hi Art, > Where are you located with the mast step at $4 per foot? I had my mast > unstepped in the spring at the Naval Academy boatyard in MD and am > unfortunately still waiting (since July) to have it stepped. We've looked at > other crane operators but they are too expensive to justify jumping ship, > especially now that we wont be sailing for the winter anyway. > Thanks! > Ashton > > --- On *Mon, 9/1/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: mast lights > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 6:52 AM > > Sounds like you were making your own cranes much of the time. There was an > article in the Catalina magazine about building an a-frame for C-27 masts. > The verticals meet at a point a couple of feet above the spreaders. I would > try this if there wasn't a local boatyard here with a dockside crane that > will step/unstep a mast for $4.00 per foot of mast length. At this price, > it's not worth trying other methods. There are other yards in the region > that charge $9.00 per foot. At that price, I think I'd build an a-frame. > > > > Regards, > > Art Herrick > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sailor Chef > Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008 4:53 pm > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: mast lights > To: [email protected] > > > I disagree, I've stepped too many masts, some much larger than a > > Cat 27, using, among other things, the spin halyard on the 40 > > footer down the dock, a gin pole, an A frame and just plain ol' > > muscle power. > > After Katrina, we used a tree to un step a 30 footer's mast in > > the middle of the street and muscle power to un step a Cat 27 > > mast in the middle of the harbor while the boat was impaled on a > > piling.Yes, it is heavy, just use caution. > > A crane is the best way to go dependant on conditions and money > > but not necessary > > Mark, Gratis (6115), NOLA > > P.S. I've got Gratis in a 70 foot slip with double lines and the > > rig is down, I hope she's still there day after tomorrow! > > Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? > > PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:16 PM > > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: mast lights > > > > > > P.S., yes, the mast MUST be handled by a crane. Trying to move > > the mast around any other way is dangerous. It's heavy. > > > > Art Herrick > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jim Bernstorf > > Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008 1:43 pm > > Subject: catalina27-talk: mast lights > > To: [email protected] > > > > > All this talk about hauling oneself up to the top of the > > mast > > > inspired me to > > > change out my non-working mast light that is mounted at the > > area > > > of the > > > spreaders. My extension ladder worked just fine to mount the > > > new light. I > > > discovered that the old light had dropped one of the wires > > and > > > when I pulled > > > out the slide for the port side halyard, I discovered that > > the > > > wire was worn > > > through down there. I dropped a new wire down the mast and > > > spliced it there > > > but the light still doesn't work. I'm fairly confident that > > > things are OK > > > inside the boat since I recently installed a new panel. That > > > makes me think > > > that it is probably a problem at the deck top in the mast. > > > Having had > > > several trailerable boats I am used to seeing masts that > > have > > > hinges or > > > bolts or something to pivot them into place when stepping > > them > > > and the > > > wiring connections that must be made at that time. My mast > > has > > > nothing like > > > that and appears to just sit on a plate. I am assuming that > > > there are > > > splices of the mast wires to the boat wires in the bottom of > > the mast. > > > Until I noticed that there is not apparent pivot point, I > > > thought that I > > > could just tip the mast back about 30 degrees to access > > those > > > wire splices. > > > My slip neighbor also has a C27TR and he told me that these > > > boats take a > > > crane to set the mast. I assumed that he was referring to > > the > > > weight: now > > > I'm wondering if that refers to how it is mounted as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it possible to tip the mast back or does it get set > > straight > > > down on the > > > plate with a crane or something. If it can't tip, that means > > I > > > can't finish > > > this repair without hiring help which I hate to do!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > Jim Bernstorf > > > > > > Jules Distribution > > > > > > 6025 Cloverland Drive > > > > > > Brentwood, TN 37027 > > > > > > 615.833.1848 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.13/1642 - Release > > Date: 8/29/2008 6:12 PM > > > > > > >
