Robbin, Back in the day, my family sailed a Midship 25/Dawson 26/Parker Dawson 26 out of Dana Inn at MB San Diego - we used the boom as a gin pole to raise and lower rig in order to clear the bridge leaving the bay - worked great, under control - make sure all connections including the gooseneck fitting are up to the task. We used to step C-25 -C-30's the same way - called a 'Huntington Rig' by the SoCal sailing community?. Be Careful,Good Luck, Have Fun, Go Sailing! GO our season is winding down locally (AZ) - too warm soon - time to venture afar! In a message dated 5/20/2013 11:56:06 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, tjenk@gte.net writes: When I owned a Nor'Sea, I always used what sounds like the same triatic plate system Jerry used on the 23, and in fact the bow pulpit had a dip in the center to catch the mast as it was lowered forward. Frankly, lowering the NS 27 mast singlehanded was easier than lowering the mast on my M17, because the alignment of the mast tabernacle and the triatic plates (triangles) near the shroud bases kept the wires from the triangles to the boom-end (and the upper shrouds) uniformly snug throughout the raising or lowering process. The only difference is probably trivial--I fastened the boom end to the masthead with the topping lift rather than the jib halyard. Frankly, I don't know if dropping the mast forward or aft makes a big difference, but all I needed for the NS was a small-diameter cable set stored in a little bag, whereas the aft-dropping procedure requires a mast crutch and some type of A-frame. The NS did not require a mast crutch for trailering because the mast rode to the starboard side on two purpose-made plywood boxes. On May 20, 2013, at 10:15 AM, jerry montgomery wrote:
We supplied the 23 with a device to raise/lower the mast, consisting of a pair of little stainess triangles in line in the shrouds, a few inches above the turnbuckles, and a pair of wires about 8' long that attach between the triangles and the boom.
Lower the mast forward, onto the bow pulpit, by putting the boom in place, attaching the jib halyard to the end of the boom, triangulating the boom with the two wires, releasing the backstay, and controlling the mast/boom with the mainsheet as it lowers forward. Easy as pie.
jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Bradley" <todd@btbuilders.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 7:45 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: mast raising on M-23, as easy as NorSea 27?
Hi Robbin - Thanks for posting this question. I need help also. I am a new M-23 owner and I will be lowering the mast next week and I have got to admit a bit nervous. I have been scanning the internet for any videos or methods. Sounds like Sean use some type of homemade A-frame and lowers and raises to/from the stern. I am not sure if this method can be performed without modification to the original boat/equipment. I think the original method is to lower and raise using the boom as a gin pole? Any advice is helpful.
Thank you!
Todd Bradley M-23
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Robbin Roddewig Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:27 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: mast raising on M-23, as easy as NorSea 27?
Hi all, it is time to raise the mast on the M-23. My son and I tried it with muscle with the mast over the stern and could not raise it safely. I have been watching the NorSea 27 videos which show it being lowered to the bow with the main sheet using the boom as a gin pole. Has anyone got more information about this method? Does the NorSea have a set up that I could copy to raise the mast? Thanks in advance!
Robbin M-10, M-23
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