There is a real advantage to raising the mast from a fore position enabling the use of the boom as a gin pole, but I think it would be hard to get the mast in position to pin.. As I see it the mast would have to slide foward and rest on the bow pulpit. The distance from the mast bracket to the tip of the bow pulpit is very short on a 17, about 6 ft, leaving about 15 ft cantilevered out. How do you get it out there and still hold it with such a short lever arm? Maybe it takes two one on the boat & one on the ground with a ladder?. I have to rely on me to raise it. Any body out there tried it single handed ? Wayne M17 #204 ---- Original Message ----- From: "MC" <southisland2@earthlink.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 11:32 AM Subject: M_Boats: raising the mast fore OR aft
A message to those who have done it both ways, is it not easier to raise the mast up towards aft direction using the boom and the topping lift OR the forward direction. It would seem less energy be required and there would be better leverage by using the boom method but I don't see it mentioned in the archives.
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