Sparky is wet again

Mike Goodwin · April 24, 2003, 04:25:58 PM

Robert splashed Sparky late yesterday , here are some shots.

Mike Goodwin · April 24, 2003, 04:27:40 PM

Touching up the pad spots

Mike Goodwin · April 24, 2003, 04:29:05 PM

Now that's a sweet shaped hull!

French · May 14, 2003, 11:58:02 AM

Ok, My question here is ... did a crane lower your mast?

Mike Goodwin · May 14, 2003, 04:54:01 PM

Nope , we did it with a block from the cross member of the travel lift.

French · May 14, 2003, 05:47:11 PM

Ok, how about some details...for the slow... rookie.

I can not lock onto a visual...

block as in block and tackle?:confused:

Mike Goodwin · May 15, 2003, 03:55:18 PM

Notice,hanging from the cross-member.

Mike Goodwin · May 15, 2003, 04:05:13 PM

You make a strop and tie the ends to the moving block , the strop rides up and catches below the spreaders and haul away . Keep a line on the base of the mast for control.
You can do the same thing in a slip with the halyards from 2 neighbor's boats , makes the ends together and fasten to the strop and haul on both halyards together ( make sure you have their permission ).You only have to lift a foot to get the cables clear then lower away while the base of the mast is being walked forward and some one in the cockpit catches the top of the mast as it comes down.
There are lots of ways to raise and lower a mast without need of a crane.

mrgnstrn · October 20, 2003, 06:17:41 PM

thought i would drag out this old topic.

when you were using the block and tackle, did you get a sense of how much the whole mast weighs? ~80 lbs? I think I am going to need to unstep the mast and I am sitting on the hard already. I wonder if it is even feasible to concoct a frame high enough to rig a block to lift up the mast (like the block and tackle when Robert splashed "Sparky" and rigged her).

Any thoughts?
The yard wants to charge $250+ (!!) for a one-way trip (stepped to unstepped, or vice versa). hoping to get away for significanly less.

Mike Goodwin · October 20, 2003, 08:12:45 PM

Make a set of shear legs and do it yourself.I would say the mast is all of 80# or more depends on hardware and blocks, etc.

commanderpete · October 20, 2003, 08:34:27 PM

Hey! This is the same boat that got unmercifully battered by that evil Vanguard in the hurricane only about a month ago. What happened?

Mike Goodwin · October 20, 2003, 08:36:47 PM

Old pictures !

Mike Goodwin · October 20, 2003, 08:37:50 PM

It wasn't a Vanguard afterall but a newer 1970 somthing Pearson.

Tony G · October 20, 2003, 08:44:19 PM

Mrgnstrn,
The mast on 113 weighs in at just over 100 lbs. We wish you the best of luck and take notes and photos. I'm a year behind you too!:D

mrgnstrn · October 21, 2003, 01:02:41 PM

My yard informed me today that it is against my "dry-storage agreement" to unstep the mast without a "certified rigger" present.
what a bunch of crap! $250+ for a one way trip is outrageous.
I am going to have to call them back and talk them down a bit.

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