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Hello again everyone! We are two weeks away from setting off on our journey south and are preparing our vessel. I would like some input from you all concerning our mast stepping procedure. We have all new rigging, the original rigging is of limited use for dimensions because the mast has been modified and raised up. Long story short part of the mast base was removed by a previous owner due to corrosion, and rigging was re-sized or moved accordingly. I raised mast back up and also replaced masthead, so cannot rely at all of original specs. So, I plan on cutting all stays a foot long and attaching them to the masthead and shroud anchor point, will also have halyards run through sheaves. We will be using a gin pole crane at the Castleton Boat Club in Castleton NY, we will be in the water. This pole can handle a 70' mast I am told, ours is 45' roughly. My plan is to choke the masthead with a tail to release it and hold the mast vertical while I measure and cut my stays. I know that this will be tricky but I have confidence that my girlfriend and I can do it. So my questions are perhaps simple but I do not want to assume anything here. Here is my order of operations for setting the mast:
1.) start with the forestay because this has no turnbuckle, this is the critical measurement so I am a little concerned over the mast rake. I have read 7 degrees? I have the original specs for the boats forestay but do not trust it given the mods to this rig
SEAFARER 34 sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com
2. ) cut backstay with turnbuckle 2/3 of the way out to leave room for tensioning
3.) use level at mast and self leveling laser (assuring vessle is level from side to side) and plumb mast, then cut masthead shrounds to length, turnbuckles 2/3 way out
4.) Place some tension on all main stays and then cut lower shroud stay with turnbuckles at about half or so depending on other turnbuckles positons
5.) use my newly aquired Loos shroud tension guage to set tension on rig according to working limit for wire diameters per instructions.
The forestay is the only question mark and its length. It has a furlex furler and no turnbuckle as I stated earlier. We are using Hayn mechanical terminals so all swaging is done by hand Does anyone have input on this? ANY advice or suggestions from those of you who have done this or worked on your rig are greatly appreciated. THANKS
1.) start with the forestay because this has no turnbuckle, this is the critical measurement so I am a little concerned over the mast rake. I have read 7 degrees? I have the original specs for the boats forestay but do not trust it given the mods to this rig
SEAFARER 34 sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com
2. ) cut backstay with turnbuckle 2/3 of the way out to leave room for tensioning
3.) use level at mast and self leveling laser (assuring vessle is level from side to side) and plumb mast, then cut masthead shrounds to length, turnbuckles 2/3 way out
4.) Place some tension on all main stays and then cut lower shroud stay with turnbuckles at about half or so depending on other turnbuckles positons
5.) use my newly aquired Loos shroud tension guage to set tension on rig according to working limit for wire diameters per instructions.
The forestay is the only question mark and its length. It has a furlex furler and no turnbuckle as I stated earlier. We are using Hayn mechanical terminals so all swaging is done by hand Does anyone have input on this? ANY advice or suggestions from those of you who have done this or worked on your rig are greatly appreciated. THANKS