So does everyone usually slide the strap or line up to the spreaders to lift
the mast out?
I've been doing that, but the marina operator thinks that's wrong. He
suggested that I keep it a few inches lower and tie off the "tail" of the line
to the gooseneck. I tried that and the mast was completely unbalanced and
rubbing badly on the deck collar. I quickly dropped it back and used the
spreaders again.
I have to admit, I'm not sure the spreaders were meant for that load.
What do others do?
Ron
Wild Cheri
C&C 30
STL
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From: J.P. <ja...@jpiworldwide.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List unstepping mast
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
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