Its free and you can unsubscribe at any time but almost nobody does! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Love your vids on raising mast. I havent yet devoted a blog post to it but it was pretty easy to make. P.S. With the help of friends or family? The small block that you see in the picture is for a flag halyard. Sailcloth is so slippery that the sail falls easily onto the mast. Excellent report and diagram on the mast stepper. All content provided on The $tingy Sailor blog is for informational purposes only. 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. I would think it would be closer to the bottom end of that range. As you lower the mast, the top will hit (and rest on) the mast crutch before the base hits the cabin top. Sure beats my system of using 2 sons to help out, theyre never around when you need them ! Fox Yacht Sales-Four Gulf Coast Locations. Doesn't your mast have to be up to use the backstay clip? Just started following your site. I would like to do the same thing with my 1974 Ranger 20. Required fields are marked *. The unique part is the shock cords that form an M shape at the bottom. Apr 7, 2012 #7 A mast crutch doesn't have to be that strong, it's only carrying 1/2 the weight of the mast which only weighs about 60 to 80 lbs. Did you get that one? Theyre almost perfectly aligned with the tabernacle. I am rigging a similar system to my Compac 16. It apears to . When I have the mainsail tied up and covered, I simply unhook the middles of the shock cords from the hammock hooks. Any of you other readers out there try them attached to the spreaders? Ill describe two ways that I step the mast, including one way that doesnt use a gin pole at all. Your site has been a tremendous help and inspiration for me and my 1988 Cat 22. I used 4" PVC with end caps to build mine. The second bonus is a dimensioned drawing and materials list for my DIY mast crutch that is described at the beginning of this post. $71.00. . This year I will have my last set of grades I will use fo Read More, Dr Shor was happy with my progress; no cane, no walker!!! Beats giving up sailing! The design is so clever that I built a set myself on Summer Dance at a fraction of the price. The system I use relies on a small right angle bracket. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. She's already not totally in love with the idea of even buying a boat. Also, it's pretty much going to be my wife and me, and she's very leery of having to help me do it. My question to you is, could self-tapping aluminum or ss screws be used instead of pop rivets & if so what size & which metal would work the best ? Thanks for your questions and have a Happy New Year! Mast Complete C-22 <-85 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 and service demonstrated in school and community activities. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. There are many lazy jack kits available, from simple stationary setups designed for boats that spend most of their lives in slips to complicated retractable systems that you can work from the cockpit. I also see the stress on the mast crutch essentially dictates one use the transom gudgeons for support. When the p Read More, Thank you for being what the word "doctor" means. The problem with most systems is that they arent designed with the trailer sailor in mind. Lets see sailboat design is all about capturing, multiplying, and redirecting forces for mechanical advantage: the hull, keel, rudder, mast, sails, rigging, almost everything. If so, any concerns about the lazy jacks down force on the spreaders? What would you think about using aluminum to build it instead of steel? I have a C-25 with swing keel so most of all your tips are applicable, very nice, and handy. Ive had several readers ask about the mod but Ive not received any reports of anyone actually doing it yet. This location seemed to hold the middle battens best. The length and position of each line is important if the lazy jacks are going to catch the mainsail or just deflect it onto the deck as usual. I struggle with the mast raising and have an assistant. I can also pull the slack down for the night and loop it under one of the cleats on the mast to prevent mast ringing. With your fingers crossed? He actually cares about you as a person not as just another patient. I'm confused by that. Tying the baby stays to the stanchion bases would be more solid but then their pivot points would be too low. Thanks! Make sure aft lowers and uppers are connected to pad eye. Whenthe mast is vertical, I reconnect the forestay and forward lower shrouds using quick release levers. www.SailTrailers.com Sail-Trailers 6920 Macon Rd Columbus, GA 31907 sail-trailers.com For me, it has to be secure enough to tow for a hundred miles over bumpy state highways and county backroads to my favorite cruising spots. As it rotates backward during unstepping, the bottom end of the mast and the through bolt should ride up in the slots. Also, have you ever noticed the boom baby stays pulling too much on the stantions? Since I use my mainsheet tackle, no, but if you want to use a separate tackle, that would be a good idea. Step 3: Mast Up! These dimensions basically divide the mainsail height into quarters with the lazy jacks spanning the lower three quarters. Second and more importantly, youd need to lift the furler as well as the mast somehow. #Z4120. Visual tour of how I secure the mast and boom of my Catalina 22 sailboat for trailering. I have followed your web site for a whileand always turned out good. After I rig the boom like shown above, the hard part over. The top segments of the lazy jacks are stationary and dont rotate much at all. I made a mast crutch out of 2x4's and a roller at the top and it works slicker than slick. $20,000. Where did you get all your supplies, do you sell package? They connect tothe sides of the boom with clips through the eye straps where my boom topping lift and jiffy reefing lines attach. If not or if I remember to get them earlier, I reach up with my boat hook and pull them down with that. You mention the newsletter. You are truly a part of your own healthcare Read More, Have seen a number of internists over the years, and just want to say that Dr Shor is NOT your average internist. I uncleat the main sheet at the stem plate first and then hold light tension on the main sheet while I getinto position toresume raising the mast. You MUST detach the forward lower shrouds at the deck before lowering and raising the mast, and I recommend using the jib halyard instead of the forestay to attach your gin-pole and tackle to. Not sure how to go about raising the mast without helpeven with this setup. Please try following again and if the error repeats, send me the text or a screenshot of the error so I can investigate. I have found much of your blog to be enlightening and entertaining! And the annoyance is that, after raising or lowering the mast and when walking the mast forward or backward, the top segment wouldnt pass through the mast crutch without manual help. Sailing Terms 3. I have seen about 32 in the last 10 years. Whats the most compact, portable piece of gear on a sailboat that creates mechanical advantage? Offset to one side a little, you should still be able to use your rudder to steer. 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. Its free and you can unsubscribe at any time but almost nobody does! Like Stingy said, there is minimal movement. 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. I've owned my Catalina 22 since 2006. gudgeons. I disconnect the boom from the system and attachit in its normal place between the mast slide and the topping lift or backstay pendant. The rope lines form an inverted Y at the top and fasten permanently to the mast like other systems. Good luck with yours. I tried to follow you but got an error code. ( were in the Pacific) Any input would be greatly appreciated & thank you ! Seeing your system to step the mast, Im trying to adapt it to my boat, a 82 French Rocca Super Chausey. If youve read this blog for very long at all, you know that Im really big on reusing or repurposing things for other uses. So I rigged twings from the ends of the spreaders to the upper eyes to pull the lazy jacks apart about 2. Ill probably shoot out the next one at the end of the month. Let me know how it goes! I can point Summer Dance into the wind and drop the mainsail neatly into the cradle in seconds. Sorry for my ignorance. If you build the lazy jacks like I describe here, with static rope for the upper segments and shock cord for the lowers, then the amount of shock cord is the same regardless of how you rig the uppers. I marked the bottom cut-outs by placing the PVC on top of the bow pulpit and tracing from below. Depending on how close the fit is and how much overlap, when youre rolling the mast back to set it in the step, there can be considerable strain on that joint. A thin wall or soft aluminum might deform so make it beefy there. gudgeon mounted on the stern of your boat) or 5/16" or 1/2" gudgeons Now I Read More, I am not sure how to say thank you to someone who allowed me to have a life. The bad thing about the Catalina 22 is that when the mast base is in the mast step, the mast cannot lie flat on the cabin top, the top of the mast must be elevated a few feet. The only system that Ive found that combines good function with trailering convenience is the Sail Cradle Mark IV from SailCare. Book "Two Years Before the Mast" #BK22. If the wind is low, I often jump up there and grab them by hand and rehook them. When its time to haul out and go home, you simply disconnect the shock cords, stow the system tight against the mast, and the boom can come off without any dangling lines attached. . The mast will sit 2 lower but it shouldnt affect how you step the mast other than by making the crutch sturdier. I highly recommend this Project. All I need to put away are the two accessory cords. That, or use the outboard tiller instead of the rudder to get to the ramp if you can. If your sailboat doesnt have the same style of gooseneck fitting as a Catalina 22 or you cant use your boom for some other reason but you do have a spinnaker pole, you might be able to use it instead as this picture from a Westerly 21 owner shows. The mast can wander side to side some until its raised about halfway, then the upper shrouds come taught and keep it centered. Using the main halyard stretched tight from the mast head to the gooseneck on the boom at the mast, sight the pre-bend in Heres a tour of the rig tied down just before I step the mast. This is in north Idaho, mind you, which is relatively remote compared to the Florida coast or southern California. It includes a hold down strap. At the end of the boom, rather than drill more holes for more hardware (on Summer Dance, its pretty busy there already if you look at this picture), I simply threaded a loop of cord through holes molded into the fairlead cleats that were already in about the right location. the mast! Change). No certifications are specified for this location. Thanks. He is kind, courteous and intuitive. This follows closely the Catalina 22 Owners Manual and General Handbookrecommendation. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Dr. Shor helped me get my life back. For stowing, you can stretch them to hook onto whatever hardware you already have that is convenient. I hope it works for you. Does anyone know the weight of the mast on a Catalina 22? Ken. Ill be looking forward to hearing from you. Any thoughts on how I could achieve that effect? To obtain the shock cord length, I temporarily rigged the bottom segment with regular cord, measured the length of that cord and then subtracted two feet. If you would be kind enough to send a pic of what ever type of pulley system i would greatly appreciate that very much. Hi Ken, I like your lazy jack system with the shock cord. I dont want to miss any more. Wow! Any info will be appreciated. Mast Step Improved Stainless Steel, C-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 My question is on the size of the shock cord you used and size and type of the line. Cockpit Light Snap On for 1" Tubing . W have a bond-family. Alex. I use this method when its windy, when Im setting up in a unlevel area, or on the water when its choppy. I dont have the length of shock cord handy right now, but the way I calculated it was to temporarily string the bottom section tightly with regular cord and then subtracted a foot or two for stretch. One needs to attach a mast bail with the MacGregor 26 solo mast stepping system. Northern Virginia is one of the primary battlegrounds in the cloud war. Lazy jacks can be one of the most complicated rigging systems on a trailerable sailboat but they have a simple function. Wrap it around them from top to bottom before you lower the mast, then handle them as one unit until after you raise the mast again and unwrap the halyard to reconnect the forestay/furler. Lenny, Could you send a pic of quick release on forward shrouds and forstay and the pin you spoke of in vid. I use a gin pole now but prefer a simpler approach. The owner of stingysailor.com will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. Im guessing you are using a basic vang ? 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. Ill have a look at your mast crutch but I cant use the gudgeons for the rudder as Ill need to motor over to the Cave Run Lake (KY) boat launch for the haul out. I am definitely a long time blog follower, and look forward to every post, but I have never gotten a newsletter. No tools or knot tying are needed for my system and any one of them works in seconds and stows easily either onboard or in my pickup. When it comes time to put Summer Dance on the trailer, I unhook the ends of the shock cords from the boom, clip them into the lower eye straps and loop the slack under the mast cleats. You can unsubscribe at any time and I wont share your address with anyone, ever. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Cut the channel long enough and drill holes in the bottom of the channel to fit your existing deck bolts. One side of the bracket is bolted through the mast step and the cabin topin front of the mast. What if you or your crew have a physicalimpairment that prevents them from performing one of the tasks? I especially like the D rings, which make it simple to secure the top of the mast stepper to the aft mooring cleats while trailering. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I have the mast step which I can raise for a better anglebut its not happening. Smaller lines and cord will work too, it just might be a little harder to see and to handle. If you have the tools and the ambition, you could replace your existing tabernacle with a custom made pivoting one. When the sail is at full hoist, the Jackline is tight and the sail is held against the mast. Learn how your comment data is processed. Copyright 2023. The Mast Stepper is a square metal rod that slips into the gudgeons where your rudder normally goes. If youre lucky, its in your DNA and it comes easily to you. Storage: Mast Up holds your mast at the stern end for stowing and trailering. Ive found that having them a different size and color than my running rigging helps to distinguish them when setting up the rigging. (LogOut/ I like your use of the ball ties for securing the rigging on the trailer. Hooks in the ends of the shock cords clip into the loops on either side. Enter your email address below to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 2023 Catalina 22 Capri. 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. Use it as a starting point to add and remove items to make your own checklist. Offered By: Fox Yacht Sales-Four Gulf Coast Locations. I have looked at the mast rising video countless times. Using the C-22 P dimension of 21 and E dimension of 9.66, here are the formulas: Top of first segment: P * 0.70 = 14.7Height of first segment (and first cord length):P * 0.25 = 5.25Height of second segment (and half of second cord length):P * 0.25 = 5.25Mid-boom attachment point:E * 0.40 = 3.86End of boom attachment point:E * 0.85 = 8.21. But I added your email address to the newsletter recipient list back on May 11. It made all the difference so much easier when raising and lowering the mast. The Catalina 22 Experiment > Project Gallery > Mast Stepper The Mast Stepper is a must have item. Make sure you run your lazy jacks inboard of it if you add one. Raising the Catalina 22 Mast Without a Gin Pole Stingy Sailor 4.26K subscribers Subscribe 303K views 7 years ago Demonstration of how I step the mast of my Catalina 22 sailboat with. How far down is the second hole in the 1 tubing? I finally understand the function of a gin pole and how to use it. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. Can you manually add me, please? 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. I sealed the plate and hole perimeters with butyl tape, so no problems. Thats a lot of info. Do you use your mainsheet tackle when lowering? I bought the steel myself from the cutoff pile at a local metal distributor. Good morning fellow sailor & thank you for the speedy reply & the information, hopefully ill put it to good use ! Good afternoon Ken, i have a mac 25 that id like to incorporate your ingenious system to,however, i want to eliminate the top segment & install something about a foot out on each spreader but am wondering if i need to use swivel blocks on the spreaders or will eye straps work ? The reason that I tie them up at the top of the stanchions is so that the baby stays keep in relatively constant tension throughout the range of motion of the mast/boom. Usea DIY telescoping mast crutch for easier stepping and secure trailering. I wonder if you could post a picture of the L-shaped aluminum bracket that you fabricated and how it is attached to the boom? The mini stays have no place to attach to. Step 1: Raise the Mast Up to its fullest height. DIY trailerable sailboat restoration and improvement without throwing your budget overboard. I get them from various suppliers, Bob. Although normally thought to release histamine related to the allergic response, multiple other chemicals are felt to be released in this condition responsible for this myriad of multi-systemic symptoms. Improve your sailboat's performance, safety, comfort, and appearance! Also, it only needs to be high enough to place the mast above the sliding hatch cover. Due to the many possible variations in sailboat rigging, I dont offer a kit. I fabricated it out of a piece of scrap aluminum I already had. Im really glad it helped. Catalina 22 Capri. Angle the aft edge of the end of the mast so that it will rotate without binding in both directions. $tingy. 2018 Internal Medicine of Northern Virginia. Does your block & tackle include a ratchet or brake? If you stuck with me through it, I really appreciate it. How could your system be used with a furling 150 genoa on a Catalina 25? I raised the mast like that once or twice, but it was very difficult. This is the first version and will be updated to improve video and audio as it is perfected. I took the metal and my drawing to a local welder who advertised on craigslist.com. 2023 Datacenters.com. Thankfully, there are standard formulas that you can use as a starting point and then fine tune depending on the specific sail, its battens, and so on. Im making the mast crutch and downloaded the drawing. Are you using a gin pole or trying to lift it only by the forestay? If you usually have another experienced crew member aboard, that person can gather and tie down the mainsail and you dont need lazy jacks as much. I do that sometimes. (with holes that slide onto the pintel posts mounted on the stern of Good luck with your projects and thanks for your question! At the bow, my mast is tied down using my bowline and the DIY timber A frame mast crutch tied down at the rear with a rope tied to cleats on either side of the transom. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(C)3 nonprofit organization. class of Coca-Cola Scholars, the Foundation has provided more than $, 0 program alumni who together have become a powerful force for positive change. Tie downthe mast and rigging for trailering. They are currently submitting their Semifinalist applications to be reviewed . Catalina 22 boats for sale - boats.com Explore Back Explore View All Overnight Cruising House Boats Mega Yachts Motor Yachts Catamarans View More Day Cruising Pontoon Boats Deck Boats Inflatables Jet Boats View More Watersports Kayaks Ski and Wakeboard Boats Runabouts Bowriders View More Saltwater Fishing Bay Boats Center Consoles Flats Boats Im also looking at the idea from the clever MacGregor 26 mast raising pole that uses a winch on the pole with baby stays with a special one to automatically keep the lowered furler up off the deck. You can see the whole main sheet in the video in Quit Spending Setup Time on Turnbuckles. A certain online Catalina parts retailer offers a simple but expensive kit specifically for the C-22. 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. How do you step the mast on your trailerable sailboat, with a gin pole? How do you retrieve the midpoint of the shock to get it back on the hook? In order to accomplish this our sailboat rudders incorporate a hydrofoil design, as a matter of course. Thanks for the video on the no pole lift, thats pretty much how I need to do it though I usually am working on the hard before getting a lift in. Rivets arent required and you could use tapping screws with the same results. The gross building size for this location has not been provided. 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 through-hull rudder boats). Thanks! 22 ft / 2015. There is a tiny bit of wear after 36 years but not enough to matter. Hi $tingy, Mast Up telescopes to 9-1/2 feet. I mounted hammock hooks on the boom 4 from the mast. All I can find is telescoping 1-3/4 & 1 tubing. Winch-powered mast raising systems are a good choice for owners with impaired physical abilities. 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In the case of a sailboat, its just a long, temporary lever. What are all gin poles in their most basic form? Hi. Thats awesome, Richie. A joint effort of Coca-Cola bottlers across thecountryand The Coca-Cola Company, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program is the largest corporate-sponsored, achievement-based scholarship programin the United States. You definitely dont need much strength and as little weight as possible. All rights reserved. The spreaders hold the lazy jacks open instead. This lets the system adjust to different boom heights, angles, and it lets the system stretch for storage.
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