Bill,
Can you remove the hinge once the mast is up? Mine seems pinched in there, though it doesn't seem to adversely affect the rotation .
Dave
When I first read the initial post, I though
Why didn't I think of that?
. Then my enthusiasm was dampened a little by the replies, but I still thought the idea had potential.
My situation, Tornado classic aluminum mast (heavy), no pin in mast step, mast has to be raised from the back, mast has to be twisted 90 degrees until most of the way up to avoid damaging the tramp with the rotation limiter (which is part of the mast base).
So today, I figured we'd have a go at tipping the boat, and it was WAY easier, and required less manpower. As a side benefit, I didn't have to have the 6 foot 4 neighbour walk accross my ever more fragile tramp (which I hadn't put on the boat yet).
So, IMO, it's not a bad idea under certain circumstances.
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Al
As far as the mast having to be twisted because of the rotation limiter just tie the limiter off to the side of the main beam and the mast stays twisted without being held.
Yes, always another way to
skin
a cat so to speak but people are always ready to dish the crap out.
I setup an electric winch and clip the cable to the end the forestay to pull the mast up. With a remote in hand, I lift the mast up from the ground and walk to the tramp. I climb on the tramp and let the winch do all the work while I keep the mast from swaying. Here's a rough drawing of it.
I've been doing this for 3 years and it works like a charm!
Bill Nieuwkerk
Bill,
How do you pin the forestay to the furler? Is there more than 1 hole on the end of your forestay or do you not use a furler? Or maybe you'd need another set of hands for that?
I have a 6.0 too and do the manual crank with one of the trap wires, but I like anything electric and remote. <img src=
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Thanks,
Rick