an extra consideration is that if you are hauling by a crane, the procedure
is much more labour and time intensive. We tried it with a couple of boats
at the Club and everyone (probably other than the owners) hate it. If they
are charged by the hour, it would be more agreeable. But if they are charged
the same amount as the rest of the owners, we find it unfair. And it is a
big PITA to have the crane use 50 ft. of chains to have the hook above the
mast. I guess if you use some kind of a travelling lift it would be less of
an issue.
Marek (in Ottawa)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 1:46 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Mast removal for winter?
All the discussion about unstepping the mast has me wondering about the
merits of leaving it in or pulling it out for the winter.
In the owners manual for the CS 30 is states
CS Yachts does not recommend that the yacht be stored with the mast left
in place as
this places stresses on the hull and rig not encountered during normal
operation. Any
damage to the yacht, its cradle or any associated part will not
be covered under
warranty if the boat has been stored with the rig in place.
I pulled the mast on my Mirage 24 - but we were able to do that by
hand. Our club has a crane and a "gin pole"(?) that could be used to
pull the mast --- but given all the bigger boats seem to leave the mast
in place I wonder if I'm better leaving it as it is. Loosen up the
shrouds a little and maybe pull our the halyards (leaving messenger lines).
I know when I bought the boat it hadn't been off the jack stands for 3
yrs - and the mast was up the whole time (shrouds not loosened and 3 of
the 4 halyards just pulled up to the mast head --- rescued by the launch
crew for me)
Having just bought this boat I wonder if hauling the mast might be a
good idea so I can get a good look at the mast head, sheaves etc. That
said everything is working well -- is it easier to just go up the mast
in a bosuns chair and do an inspection from there?
Advice appreciated,
Mark
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