www.SailTrailers.com Sail-Trailers 6920 Macon Rd Columbus, GA 31907 sail-trailers.com 14 F OR STERN O ACCES O O DECKLT O O O O F THRU PANEL FOR RED '14 , TO BATTERY O TO O '14 GROUND LINER DECK RE HARNESS AT SHEER CONNECTOR LT.. WHITE Send us a good picture of the final product and Ill add it at the end of the post as an example! Offered By: Fox Yacht Sales-Four Gulf Coast Locations. Thanks. To hold the boom vertical during raising, I use two pieces of pre-tied accessory cord. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Just what I have been looking for to give me some information to guide me in raising and lowering the mast for maintenance on my 26 foot Grampian without the expensive use of a crane this spring. gudgeon mounted on the stern of your boat) or 5/16" or 1/2" gudgeons pin in the turnbuckle, attach forward lowers to pad eyes and tune your I posted a comment sometime back about your ingenious lazy jack system that i want to use on my Mac25 & am finally ready to take a shot at putting it together & have all of the materials & tools except for the pop rivet tool that i see you used to fasten the hammock hooks to the boom. DIY trailerable sailboat restoration and improvement without throwing your budget overboard. How could your system be used with a furling 150 genoa on a Catalina 25? It looks like Amazon Web Services is continuing its relentless expansion in Northern Virginia. Typical Mast Support. Or does yours have some reinforcement? Now just 2 people can raise any mast. A smaller sailboat could indeed be trickier to step the mast single-handed since it has less rigging to aid the process. Thanks. Thebasic theoryof a gin pole is to lift a heavy object belowone end while it remainsstationary at the other end. Capri 26' mast raising system, Schock 22' and It includes a hold down strap. Using the main halyard stretched tight from the mast head to the gooseneck on the boom at the mast, sight the pre-bend in If you dont have cleats at the end of your boom, install a pad eye on each side instead. Mick Hodapp. I usually use the halyards to tie everything up, but that takes more time than it should. You can shorten it more if you want it tighter. Catalina 22 Shop by Category Back Shop by Category Deck Fill Pipes & Caps Engine Back Engine Fuel System Froli Bed Springs Garage Sale Back Garage Sale Line Remnants Back Line Remnants Dacron Line Halyard Line Wire Remnants Back Wire Remnants Coax Duplex Triplex Fourplex Handbooks Lifelines, Stanchions, Pulpits Now just 2 people can raise any mast. your boat). I guess my only concern is the downward pull of the sail on the spreaders as the sail is being dropped and possibly luffing around in the wind, as others in the comments above expressed as well. Most people use the trailer winch to help raise and lower the mast. The beauty of the system is really in the shock cords. Use on land or water. The Catalina 22 Experiment > Project Gallery > Mast Cradle You can buy a very nice Mast Cradle from Catalina Direct or you can build your own. The total cost was half the price of the commercial version and in some ways, works even better. I am definitely a long time blog follower, and look forward to every post, but I have never gotten a newsletter. Other than doctoryou are the only MD that seems to be connected with the patient Read More, Dr. Shor, You have helped so many people and I would love to write a testimonial. Jack Line - A Jackline runs along the luff of the mainsail below the first reef. Learn how your comment data is processed. Catalina 22 Central Penna. What if you or your crew have a physicalimpairment that prevents them from performing one of the tasks? He has saved my life about Lyme. Each middle line segment is one piece of line 10.5 long. You can unsubscribe at any time and I wont share your address with anyone, ever. I added a close-up picture of the hinge bracket about midway through the post. The sail cradle/lazy jacks work well out on the water. Next tension the aft lowers until the Loos gauge reads 10. I highly recommend this Project. But if you often sail short-handed or are just plain lazy, lazy jacks can make coming to a dock or anchorage a smoother, more pleasant event for everyone and it helps protect your mainsail. I do not use one; Instead I clip to my backstay ,where I have Nico pressed a short cable and clip This works great for me, without carrying extra stuff!Dale. When installing the gin pole hinge bracket you drill through the cabin roof. Are you using a gin pole or trying to lift it only by the forestay? Ill also explain some topics that lead up to and follow mast stepping, like how I: When I started trailering Summer Dance years ago, I researched a lot about mast stepping. The interior is pleasantly designed with a berth, dining area, sink, and storage. The previous video mentions my DIY mast stepper, also called a Mastup by a popularonline Catalina parts retailer. either 5/16" or 1/2" pintels (the pin that fits into the hole of a In order to accomplish this our sailboat rudders incorporate a hydrofoil design, as a matter of course. I connect the gooseneck fitting to the bracket with the same quick pin (drop cam or toggling bimini type) that I use to connect the gooseneck fitting to the mast slide while sailing. Call +1 833-471-7100 for pricing. Anything that takes more time during setup means less time sailing and is the enemy of a trailer sailor. When underway, it hangs off the back of the transom, and provides a point to tow the dingy from. The Catalina 22 has been a family-owned boat in freshwater. There are a couple of industrial metal suppliers in my area that sell their cut-offs retail to the public by the pound. Choose I use some sail ties which are very similar to your ball ties to secure the sail on the boom and the boom is stowed inside the cabin. The mast is back in tune and requires no further adjustment. #Z3092. if you rudder has pintels (pins) or gudgeons (holes), then that is what Enter your email address below to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Also, it only needs to be high enough to place the mast above the sliding hatch cover. Hi $tingy, No power information has been offered for this location. They connect tothe sides of the boom with clips through the eye straps where my boom topping lift and jiffy reefing lines attach. Eliminating the upper segment also eliminated that problem. Ideal for short handed mast raising. (with holes that slide onto the pintel posts mounted on the stern of Good luck with your projects and thanks for your question! total. I saw this question on a recent thread and it reflects my earlier experience also. It's much more important than that! I have or can get the rest of the stuff. To make it as short as possible, Ive included five YouTube videos that show how this system works. Fortunately, I found Dr. Shor who understands t Read More, Dr.Shor has been a wonderful doctor. Good morning folks, does anyone who has done this system from the spreaders on a C-22 or a Mac-25 remember the total amount of shock cord they used? You temporarily attach these to hooks and eyes on the boom during use. Most readers wouldnt be able to cut them accurate enough, so its a trial and error fit. If youre not already a follower (subscriber) of this blog, sign up and youll also receive my next newsletter. The owner of stingysailor.com will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. Good morning, what a beautiful boat you have there ! It would probably need additional support or to be fastened to the mast to keep it from falling over. Maybe you have too: They all struck me as overkill for the real problem. Click here for Amazon AWS Ashburn Data Center including address, city, description, specifications, pictures, video tour and contact information. Can we raise and lower the mast single-handed with the main sheet and the boom? They are currently submitting their Semifinalist applications to be reviewed by our Program Reading Committee. Otherwise, you might be looking at extensive fabrications or commercial mast stepping hardware with a winch. Poorly written but pretty simple, huh? Hooks in the ends of the shock cords clip into the loops on either side. W have a bond-family. Besides being simpler, one of the basic principles of this system is to make launching and retrieving the boat as quick as possible while also being safe. Excellent blog and report. that is an ingenious way to raise a mast,nice work ! trailering or storing. I finally understand the function of a gin pole and how to use it. Just hook one end of the strap to the stem fitting. Use it to buildyour own and save some money for something else. Its free and you can unsubscribe at any time but almost nobody does! Book "Two Years Before the Mast" #BK22. He gives me hugs every time after my appointments with him which just goes Read More, December 22, 2011 I became an advocate of HBOT and I will be writing to my insurance a letter explaining how it benefited me, in the hopes they make it available to other Lyme pati Read More, The Forgotten School Year The problem with most systems is that they arent designed with the trailer sailor in mind. Hi Ken, I just found your site. Does your block & tackle include a ratchet or brake? See my other videos on how to rig the boom as a gin pole and to step. I need to carefully review your technique but it seems ones boom would remain upward; although Im sure you lower it when finished? Tie downthe mast and rigging for trailering. Dear sir My name is Mark Monteverdi. If youre not committed to perfecting a single-handed technique, Id suggest you consider a two-handed process with one crew member in the cockpit to steady the mast laterally while the second crew member pulls the mast up by the forestay or foresail halyard from the bow or on the ground in front of the bow. The pin is tethered to the boom with a stainless steel lanyard so it cant get lost and its always near at hand. The distance isnt critical but depending on how tight the fit is between the inner and the outer tube, the hole might work better even farther up the inner tube. You will also receive occasional newsletters with exclusive info and deals only for subscribers and the password to theDownloadspage. With its 33rdclass of Coca-Cola Scholars, the Foundation has provided more than $75million in scholarships to over 6,450 program alumni who together have become a powerful force for positive change. My question is on the size of the shock cord you used and size and type of the line. First of all, thanks for all your tips, tricks, and videos. Ive read about lots of different systems. Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation. Thats a lot of info. They helped save my life literally. Offset to one side a little, you should still be able to use your rudder to steer. 21155 Smith Switch Road, Ashburn, VA, USA, 9200 E. Mineral Ave., Suite 100, Centennial, CO 80112. Alex. Lets see sailboat design is all about capturing, multiplying, and redirecting forces for mechanical advantage: the hull, keel, rudder, mast, sails, rigging, almost everything. I also made one modification to eliminate the top segment entirely and instead secure the middle segment to eye straps mounted at the midpoints of the spreaders. Thats how the mast was designed to be stepped and it works well if youre young, strong, and there are two or more of you to do the job. Either way, it takes quite a bit of strength to get the mast up that first few feet since youre not pulling directly vertically on the masthead. 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