Mast Step and light

[Sprite]

What tools do you need to take the lovely wood piece off. I don't
quite have a big enuf screw driver for this one. I was thinking of
copying it in alumnium or stainless and objections.



                      Capt. John

[Sprite]

The electric socket on Sprite's deck for the mast is severely corroded. What should the replacement be? :


                         Capt. JohnD

[Mike Goodwin]

Almost all marine supply stores sell those sockets, like WEST Marine or Boat US.

[noeta-112]

Man!! I feel more fortunate with every post I read re stepping the mast.

I take the mast down every season for the winta & while also interested in the tabernacle concept , am quite happy to be able to avail myself of the use of the hydraulic crane mounted at the south end of the Eastport breakwater. Anyone who can push the on button and push/pull a few levers can use it. Combine that with a 20 foot tidal range and mast stepping becomes a very cheap proposition. In fact one only needs an overhang off a pier and some tackle and you could dispense with the crane entirely!

Had a great sail yesterday and had a young finback whale sound directly under us right here in Cobscook Bay !

Fill those sails!


Russ

[Mike Goodwin]

Taint it hard to go sailing in January with the mast out of the boat?

[DavidSpaulding]

Brendan --

After I purchased my Commander (#256) this summer, the riggers said the mast step was rotted and needed replacement.  The yard made up a new step and sounds like they used the same construction method you described. Looks beautiful and works great.

My question is this: how many hours of labor do you think it should take to do the job?  (Yes: I just received the bill 2 months later!

David :eek:

[Mike Goodwin]

I repaired the step on Commander #105, Sparky. We will make a new one and I think it can be made in 2 to 4 hours.

[DavidSpaulding]

I got a bill for about $1,000 labor -- removing the old step, fabricating, installing,  . . .

David

[Bill]

Did the yard use the mast step tech drawing in the manual?

[DavidSpaulding]

Don't know.  I'll ask when I request a breakdown of the labor bill.

David