I used to lower my mast all the time . All you need is three people . I would back my boat in the slip and drop the mast to a person on shore. One on the coach roof to help while I lower with a halyard . Putting it up was reverse of this procedure . If your stays are just loose enough it will snap right in to place
Sent from Joe Bognar > On May 1, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Remember also that as it comes down the shrouds will become way too long. We > attempted this method once on our first boat (Paceship P23 C&C design). > Started lowering using jib halyard and trying to keep tension on shrouds. > Very quickly it all went sideways. Literally. Thank goodness there was a > tree there to catch the mast before it hit something and did damage! > > You can google lowering mast and there are several good demonstrations using > Gin poles. One can be found at this link > https://plus.google.com/photos/116415448624002873457/albums/5278960530444130241?banner=pwa > > Mike > Persistence > Now Floating again for the season > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Mark > Bodnar via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:29 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Top o'Mast Work > > > I hand lowered the mast on my Mirage 24 a few times. > Good grip-able rope attached to the end of a jib halyard will allow someone > on the dock to tip it back - then one person (or 2) standing on the coach > roof can catch the weight as it comes down. Not light, but not too hard. > > Make sure you have somewhere to rest it - and realize the tip of the mast > will extend well off the back of the boat so you'll have to come at it from a > dock or dinghy. > > Mark > > > There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. > - George Santayana > >> On 2015-04-30 5:08 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List wrote: >> There might have been different masts for the 24, but in my old one >> (1975), I would not attempt to lower the mast without a crane - it was >> way too heavy. Possibly with a decent A-frame. Though it should pivot >> on the tabernacle. >> >> Marek >> >> ex. C&C 24 >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Frame via CnC-List >> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 3:46 PM >> To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Stus-List C&C 24 Top o'Mast Work >> >> >> I'm still doing the new-owner fixing things and the top of the mast is >> beckoning. It regularly gets whacked in low trees, so I have no idea >> what shape anything is in. The windicator is long gone, and I'm >> surprised the VHF whip is still attached. >> >> My mentor suggested the easiest way to do inspection/repair is to >> loosen the bow stay and both shrouds, and just lay the mast down aft. >> We can then stand on the dock and fiddle about with it. >> >> It seems perfectly reasonable up front. Anyone with 24 experience beg >> to differ? >> >> Thanks in advance for any thoughts. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
