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Post by seawitch77 on Mar 31, 2017 7:22:50 GMT -5
Hello to all, love this site! I am in the next couple of weeks going to unstep my mast and have my standing rigging changed out. My question is, what do I need to do to prep before I pull over to haulout and get the mast taken off? The boat is a 1977 hull #366. Thank you for your input.
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Post by seawitch77 on Apr 3, 2017 20:07:55 GMT -5
Thanks fellas..not one response in days..great!
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Post by msparks378 on Apr 3, 2017 23:53:48 GMT -5
Check your chain plates. This would be a great time to replace them. If they are original, they are probably due. You will need to disconnect your vhf antenna, wind instruments and any other electronics before you pull the mast. These tasks can be accomplished before you hit the yard. You may also want to replace the lens in your anchor light which is a lot easier with the mast down.
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Post by seawitch77 on Apr 4, 2017 10:30:33 GMT -5
Thank you msparks378! Good advice.
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Post by roverhi on Apr 8, 2017 12:19:34 GMT -5
You don't need to pull the stick to replace the wire though it's not a bad idea. It's relatively easy to do one wire at a time with the mast in place. If you do pull the stick, there could be issues with the mast step so be ready.
On my early boat the through step wire conduit had rotted away. Fortunately, it hadn't allowed water to intrude into the core so it was just a matter of figuring out how to replace it. The mast support step in the bilge on mine is a block of wood. About 1 1/2" of it has rotted away evenly allowing the deck to sag onto the plywood bulkhead. Took me several years of ownership before I figured why the head sliding door and bulkhead were having issues. Replacing step was realtively painless, for boat yoga. Have to cut away the fiber glass holding the wood block in place, replace it and tab in the replacement with a bit of glass cloth. Used an auto trolley jack to hold up the deck while doing the replacement. You could possibly do this with the mast in place but wouldn't want to try it.
Pull the mast head sheaves, inspect and lubricate them. Garhauer has relatively inexpensive replacements if needed. Took the opportunity to run the main and jib halyards internal when I had the mast down. If you have wood spreaders, they are easy to paint on the deck.
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