The stern pads drop naturally as the stern rises to assume a level float. I drop my furthest forward pads so the boat can, as I call it, kneel on the trailer so it level to a float sooner. I bet it saves 2 or 3 feet on roll back.
BTW - check the length of the ramp. You will be testing its limits as an almost too big to trailer with a fin keel. Nothing normally towed in the way of a power boat will come close to your needs. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Robertson Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Re: Stepping a mast Excellent idea on lowering the stern pads. My trailer has 3 rows of pads, one set just in front of the keel, one set midship and one set on the stern I can feel the wind in my hair already. >>> Lee Scott <lsc...@oldjags. <mailto:lscott%40oldjags.com> com> 7/8/2009 2:48 PM >>> Mark, A 20' piece of tubing might be long enough if the ramp is steep enough. I went to Lowe's and bought a 50' length of heavy chain that seems to work pretty well, with the advantage that it can be adjusted to whatever length you want. The big disadvantage of chain is that it can't be used to push the trailer farther in if it hits an obstruction and stops rolling on it's own. At the ramp I used, the trailer stopped rolling on it's own once it went off the end of the concrete ramp and the wheels settled in the mud. Fortunately it was just deep enough to float the boat. I don't know what your trailer looks like, so this might not apply: but, just before you launch, lower the stern support pads on the trailer so the boat can float off once the trailer gets in deep enough. On my first launch attempt, the boat was actually floating, but I couldn't get it to float free. After I pulled it back out to see what the problem was, I finally figured out that the stern pads are a lot higher than the ones amidships, and they were holding it back. Lee Scott '87 C-27 #6350 header image LEE A. SCOTT Shelby, AL http://www.oldjags. <http://www.oldjags.com> com lsc...@oldjags. <mailto:lscott%40oldjags.com> com <mailto:lsc...@oldjags. <mailto:lscott%40oldjags.com> com> <mailto:lsc...@oldjags. <mailto:lscott%40oldjags.com> com> Mark Robertson wrote: > > > Thanks Lee, I am hoping to get it in the water this weekend. It has a > full keel and I am launching it off my trailer so do you have any > ideas there? I was thinking of getting a 20 foot piece of 2x2 tubing > to use to extend my hitch. Do you think that will be enough? The keel > is maybe a little over a foot off the ground and the ramp is fairly > steep. > > >>> "Lee Scott" <lsc...@oldjags. <mailto:lscott%40oldjags.com> com <mailto:lscott%40oldjags.com>> > 7/8/2009 1:13 PM >>> > > > > Marc, > > Instructions for constructing an A-frame can be found in the 'Files' > section. It's a pdf document. > > With a hinged mast step, though, you might be better off raising the > mast using a gin pole arrangement. I think there are instructions for > setting that up there as well. You can also check YouTube.com and > you'll find several videos showing a number of ways to raise a mast. > > If the mast is completely disconnected from the boat, it probably > doesn't matter which method you use. I've used the A-frame a couple of > times, and it's pretty easy. > > Lee Scott > '87 C-27 #6350 > > --- In ic...@yahoogroups. <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> com <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com>, > "mark.robertson13" <mrobert...@...> wrote: > > > > I just bought my 27 and need the info on building the a frame to > step the mast. It has a hinged mast step that is set to hinge from the > front. Which way would be the easiest to step the mast? Thanks for the > feedback. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
