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  1. Gear & Maintenance
    Working on my mast or trying to. I have contacted 4 different riggers in Marina Del Ray and over the last year or so two have actually showed up to look at my boat. It seems like they show up, do a quick assessment and then disappear. Phone calls are not returned, Emails or texts are not...
  2. New Member Introductions
    Hello everybody. I'm looking for a 28.5 meters or longer MAST for Jan de Vries Hoek 70'. Do you know anybody who might help me?
  3. Gear & Maintenance
    , After four months of trying I have a Gin pole that will raise my Nimble Artic 26 Mast I must stand on the pilot house to steady the mast as it rises or falls. My current problem is that the mast bottom catches on the mast step and so will not fully rise to an upright position.
  4. Gear & Maintenance
    Let me begin by saying a thread search revealed nothing that was recent/really useful. I am in the process of repainting my mast, in the prep stage. It was previously painted, who knows when, but a LONG time ago. It is the original 1968 mast. Over the course of years, unused holes have been...
  5. Gear & Maintenance
    I have an external mast track, ran my hand up the side and i can feel some cathes on the aluminum, a number of them, without even going higher than i can reach , approx 6ft up my 33 ft mast, so i know I have to dand down burrs, but I can't unstep my mast myself, and a bosun chair is a problem...
  6. Cruising Under Sail
    Let's say I had a 40' sloop that lost its mast in a storm and that mast was difficult or impossible to find and the cost of a new one was prohibitively expensive. Couldn't I just buy another used mast with the same dimensions and specs and use that mast with some minor modifications to the...
  7. Gear & Maintenance
    "Chocks" or "Wedges" for Keel Stepped Mast?? Hello, I am the new owner of a 1985 Tartan 28 and have never had a boat with a keel stepped mast. I am not sure how to go about getting mast chocks or wedges? Does anyone know what size I might need or where to go to buy them in person or online...
  8. Weather
    Hi All I have an S&S34 built 1979 which has a single spreader short rig The boat sufferes with weatherhelm Does any one know the recommended mast rake for this class of boat I read an article which suggested 8” (200mm) Any advise greatly appreciated
  9. Gear & Maintenance
    Having a hard time finding a locking latch for the mast track on my 1978 Pearson 26. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  10. General Sailing Discussions
    Hey all, So I've unwrapped the tape around the ends of my spreaders to inspect and low and behold the tips are wooden! I didn't expect that. Nor am I certain why one of the previous owner decided to wrap them - I mean, wood is pretty soft on the sails, no? Anyway, because they're wrapped...
  11. General Sailing Discussions
    Hey all, I've been considering installing a lazy jack system on my boat. I have a Mirage 27, so its a cruiser boat with a fairly stiff mast. Most systems I've seen requires two cheek blocks near the top. Now, I can do this easily with a couple of rivnuts, but that requires 4 more holes in my...
  12. General Sailing Discussions
    Hey all, I have a Mirage 27 from 1980 and its mast is down for the first time since 2003. I've done a fair bit of inspecting and all seems well apart from the curious nature of the spreader connections. Please see the attached photos. This does not look good to me. I can't really explain away...
  13. Gear & Maintenance
    Hello - I recently purchased a Windrose 25' and I am attaching the boom to the mast. However, there appears to be two shaved off bolts in the mast. I'm not sure what was once there. You can see two shaved off bolts in the attached picture. Anyone have any information on what was probably...
  14. Gear & Maintenance
    The mast mounting plate has a crack in it and two screws are sheared off, one on each side. Is this repairable or should it be replaced? If replacement, does anyone know a good place to start looking? Could the crack be stop drilled and the welded? We have a furnace at work if it needs annealed...
  15. General Sailing Discussions
    Hey all, I have a mirage 27 built in 1980. I have this curious sticker on the bottom of the mast that I haven't seen before. Has anybody encountered this before, and if so, what does it mean? My first thought is that it means you can't go up the mast in a bosun's chair, but that seems really...
  16. General Sailing Discussions
    Greetings. Just joined this evening because I finally want this passion and dream of mine to come to fruition. I live in Toledo, OH, so I am right on and near all the Great Lakes. Admittedly I do not know much about sailing but that's where the dream comes in. I am looking to purchase a sail...
  17. North American Yachts
    Happy New Year to all of you Spirit 23 aficionados. I am pulling my 23K out of the water for a new bottom job. My question is does anyone have a good mast raising and lowering system that you use on your 23? Previously with lots of help I have muscled it up and down, but need a better way...
  18. Gear & Maintenance
    I have some corrosion on my mast base... From my recent survey, "There is light corrosion built up at the mast wire pass-thru at the base clear, clean & re-inspect. Make repairs if found necessary." The corrosion is limited to the bottom 3-6", so I plan to only remove the paint from the bottom...
  19. Gear & Maintenance
    I installed Spartite several years ago and it has worked well. Recently the silicone seal I put around the outside (as instructed) has started to leak. No big deal, I simply resealed it. What concerns me is what appears to be rust stains coming down the mast below the partners, from where it...
  20. New Member Introductions
    Hello. Since we are new to this site, I thought it would be good to introduce ourselves and let you all know what we are up to. My wife and I are in our early sixties and have been married 24 years. We live in a coastal town in Southern California and love the ocean. We recently purchased a...
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