Apr 30, 2016 · The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sail, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation light, look-out position, signal yard, control position, radio aerial or signal lamp.[1]

Sep 19, 2012 · I am wanting to put a system on my Catalina 27 and enables me to raise or lower the mast myself - not always be dependent on a crane everytime. I have read several accounts each of people who have used a hinged mast step. Catalina 27 - Installing the hinged mast step Also read a number of accounts of people who have a tabernacle system.

May 19, 2012 · It only takes a little coordination and good leg strength as one is essentially doing "squats" both coming and going and on our 62' mast, it's a good workout. I use two lines. One for the ATN and a second, companion line, for a mountaineering ascender attached to a safety line that is also clipped to my harness so that if one or the other let ...

Nov 1, 2013 · The mast will come down on that, resting at a point that is behind the center of gravity. On my mast support I put a rubber roller, like those used on boat trailers, on the frame at the point where the mast would come down on it. Once the mast was on it, I would disconnect the hinge at the base of the mast and walk it forward.

Aug 25, 2009 · My Isomat mast (NG-51) has a masthead (NG-2) that's designed to do so. The NG-2 has two sheaves aft for the topping lift and main halyard, and four sheaves foreward for the headsails. Although it's not the easiest web site to navigate, Rig Rite has all of the details you'll need to figure out your puzzle.

May 22, 2016 · The part outside the mast can still beat on the mast if it is not pulled somehow to the side. The part inside the mast can still beat on the mast, and there is nothing you can do about it. Maybe your neighbors will not hear it, but inside the boat you will. Our little Tanzer 22 has its halyards outside the mast.

Mar 27, 2008 · To run internally you need to install an entrance and exit plate ( see Isomat Halyard exit plates) in the mast, the first a foot or so below the mast head, the second 8 feet or so above the deck. Several years ago I installed a spinnaker crane and chose to run the halyard externally even though the mast has the spinnaker plates already in place.

May 8, 2011 · When I repainted my mast and boom, I used their alumiprep #33 and alodine #1201, buying a quart of each, and had excess after prepping my 34 foot mast and 11 foot boom. Instructions for use come with the order. They are very easy to use. I didn't take all the paint off my mast and boom.

Sep 12, 2024 · Primarily, whether I can just mount them directly to the mast with a mylar sheet or something in-between base and mast. Or if I should use a purpose built pad like the Selden 523-042-01 winch pads. Presumably if I used the Selden pads I'd attach the pads with the included monel rivets and tef-gel.

Sep 1, 2009 · If your mast is set back 12' from the bow of the boat this means that a mast mounted dome can see targets at 0' above the water the water 60' off the bow of your boat. Now add a seven foot boat height, for a typical Sea Ray, and you can see it 42 feet off your bow.