Hmmmm...Louisiana is a fairly litigious state with Napaleonic law and a powerful trial lawyers group but they haven't reached deeply in unstepping a rig. Some folks around my area hire a tow truck with a boom crane. Yup, tow truck. They usually charge a lot less than a real crane + operator.
Dennis C, Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Right you are Dwight, but the marina in Florida is insurance crazy and > skill short when it comes to sailboat rigs. They insist that boat owners > hire a "professional rigger" to assist with unstepping or stepping a mast. > My plan is to improve the situation for now, and unstep the mast to fix > the step and a few other things when I get to a place that has a better > attitude and maybe a crane. Everyone in our sailing club on Lake Erie > unsteps their mast every year, so it is a little hard to relate to people > who insist that it is such a big deal just because they don't do it much > themselves. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > Port Stanley, ON > C&C36 > Merritt Island, FL > > ---- dwight veinot via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Good luck Steve...I think it would be a much easier fix with the mast out > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > [email protected] > > > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Whatever is supporting the mast step on my 1980 C&C36 project boat has > sunk by 1/2 to 1.0 inch, and the mast is pulling down on the cabin top. > There is no visible sign of rot in the wood and fibreglass cross members at > either end, and I am planning to attempt to put an aluminum plate shim > underneath. The step box is constructed of anodized aluminum about a half > an inch thick, and the bottom plate extends forward forming a shelf through > which 2 bolts or lag screws hold it in place. There are no other visible > mechanical fasteners. > > Judging from all the talk over the years about mast steps, I am guessing > that someone on the list has removed a similar box on a similar if not > identical boat. What did you find? Were there other fasteners? Was the > fibreglass holding it down? Any issues getting it loose? What is underneath > that not obvious? > > I am hoping to do this without unstepping the mast, but just jacking it > up a bit. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve Thomas > > C&C 36 > > Merritt Island, FL > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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