Hi All Here are the dimensions and a picture of the A-frame design. I used it and it worked great, with one exception... I bought the 2by4s at Home depot and one had a knot in the middle of it, yup it snapped and the mast landed on my wife's hand. Fortunately the mast was fine. I still don't understand what the bride was so upset about, the doctor reset her finger and you can barely see the scare "women - go figure". Anyway, the moral of that story is, don't go cheap on your materials, buy the good 2by4s and you'll do just fine.
GOOD LUCK, Bill Pellegrino _/) SV Aquadesiac #5705 Port Edgewood, RI http://baysailorbill.spaces.live.com/ "It is as hard to describe the fascination of the sea as to explain the beauty of a woman, for, to each man, either it is self-evident, or no argument can help him see it." Claud Worth 1926 Yacht Cruising, 3rd ed. To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:46:28 -0700 Subject: RE: [IC27A] stepping a mast I have a standard rig catalina 27 with a hinged base. I have seen others use the boom to raise the mast, but have seen references to an A-frame. Can anyone provide dimensions or pictures or advice? Bill Smyth Pasco WA
