Thanks for your prompt reply. My hinged base is set up so the mast hinges forward, so I may have to try to adapt this.
Bill Smyth Pasco WA _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Pellegrino Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IC27A] stepping a mast [1 Attachment] [Attachment(s) from Bill Pellegrino included below] 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://baysailorbil <http://baysailorbill.spaces.live.com/> l.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 E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) Database version: 6.12290 http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ <http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/> E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.1.441) Database version: 6.12290 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/
