That might work, but you will probably shit your pants as you come under it.
You might experiment with 4 or 500 pounds of garbage hung off your halyard and see how much of a lean you get. 85 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiv0fxFcV3I&t=151s> Ft Mast Under A 65 Ft Bridge - YouTube Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: Dan via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2021 4:54 PM To: Stus-List Cc: Dan Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: CnC44 Mast Height for Bridge Clearance Thanks everyone. The measurements came from when I had the mast on the ground, i measured from the spartite to the top, and also the entire length. Just looking for confirmation from another 44 owner to make absolutely sure. The bridge has a tide marker on it and the tide is not too strong here so we won't go for it unless we are sure. Just looking at the pilings here it looks like the tide drops 1 or maybe 1.5 ft... not promising. Will probably go up and remove all the head gear. Another option is to wait for stong wind and attempt to sail under close hauled if we can get a good lean on.. anyone tried this? Dan On Tue, May 4, 2021, 3:14 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: A Pig Stick! That is the best suggestion yet. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie, PA From: Dennis C. via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2021 2:01 PM To: Stus-List Cc: Dennis C. Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: CnC44 Mast Height for Bridge Clearance I taped a long stick onto Touche's main halyard. I taped a 100 foot tape to the top of the stick. I hauled the stick up and adjusted the hoist until the tape was even with the bird spike on my Windex. Then I swung the tape to the water. ~50 feet. Touche's VHF antenna is another couple feet. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 12:43 PM ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Don't rely on calculations. I ran a tape up the mast using the main halyard, added the measured distance from the base of the mast to the waterline, and added five feet to allow for the distance from the top of the halyard to the top of the antenna in order to give me an accurate measurement. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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