Hi, I recently stepped, unstepped, and "re-stepped" my mast for my C&C 34 (we did a survey, hauled the boat, refitted, and then floated the boat after several iterations of work). I have also stepped and unstepped my Rawson 31' and my Ericson 35'. The C&C was by far the easiest. Because it steps to the keel through the deck, there really isn't much danger of doing it "wrong" . Any decent boat yard with a crane (and I did two of my boats in Dana Point where they had a good boat yard), will pull it for you... I had a set of saw horses set up to hold it while I refinished my mast (stripped and treated the aluminum and repainted, rewired etc... changed all the lights and instruments). It only took me and the crane operator to pull the mast for the C&C... the crane operator was good. I just undid the standing rigging, he slipped the straps around the mast and pulled it out... I steadied the end of the mast as he swung it to the saw horses.
One thing to keep in mind is that there are little oak wedges at the deck plate. I refabricated mine to better fit the mast, I would suggest checking those every time you pull the mast. JP -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 8:20 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List unstepping mast Dave, if you have two or three reliable people and the crane is decent, it's not a big deal. Just do things in order and carefully and you'll have no trouble. Look on YouTube for unstepping a mast. Rich > On Jan 8, 2014, at 12:00, David Folsom <dfolsom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi fellow C&C owners. > I am getting ready to replace some rigging on my boat and the first step will be un-stepping the mast. Since I am in San Diego, we don't pull the boat for the winter, and I have no experience with un-stepping the mast. I have a C&C 36. > > I have access to a launching crane at San Diego Yacht Club, which is about 35 feet above the water at low tide. > > I am hoping some of the other members on this list can help me > determine if it is worth trying to do this myself (with help) or > whether I should just take the boat to a yard and pay them $200 to > un-step (and another $200 to re-step) > > thanks > > Dave Folsom > Rebel Maid 1981 C&C 36 > San Diego > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
