Derek,
I'm sure we can round up a couple of helpers to get the mast down.
Doing it in the berth works just fine. 4 can do it nicely. Turn the
boat around and lower the mast down into the cockpit. We can talk
about it.
Pat
On Dec 6, 2008, at 5:30 PM, Derek Meyer wrote:
> Hi Pat,
> Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm just going to replace to
> forestay and backstay so that I don't need to think about it for
> another 7 years. It has been 6+ years since the previous owner did
> the standing rigging so I was expecting this (just not quite this
> soon). And honestly, Seals Spars are less than I was expecting to
> pay for the forestay and backstay (although the shrouds cost more
> than I expected).
>> Also, I appreciate the compliment on the deck. It took a lot of
> work! Now I just have the top of the doghouse and cockpit to do,
> which seems like it may take the rest of my natural life.
>> As for helping me lower the mast, that I would greatly appreciate,
> not only for the extra manpower but also some guidance from someone
> with some experience removing masts (the largest mast I ever took
> down was probably on a Laser!)
>> So anyway, I'm planning on getting this done asap (like I'll call
> on Monday and order the parts) because I am planning on pulling the
> boat between Christmas and New Years to do the bottom. I'm picking
> up the Keel Templates from Arjan on Monday.
>> Which actually brings me to a question: would you pull the most
> with the boat in the water or on the hard? I.e. is one easier than
> the other? How hard is it to lower the mast?
>> Thanks,
> Derek
>>
