I just purchased a 1985S28.6 and I’m looking for The mast height. Does anyone know where I could find a technical data sheet and or a PDF file for an owners manual of any sort.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!!
Mast height = I - 37 feet SailboatData.com - S2 8.6 Sailboat
Mast height = I - 37 feet SailboatData.com - S2 8.6 Sailboat
Thank you for the info. All I’ve ever owned in the past our power boats or trawlers so the sailboat world is all new to me but I am ecstatic about the future
The I dimension is the height of the foretriangle from the chainplates. On the S2 this is a good estimate of the mast height, but that is from the deck level where the chainplates are located. The air draft, or height above the waterline is a different number. If you measure from the chainplate to the waterline and add that to the I dimension you'll get a good estimate of the air draft.
Air draft is important for getting under bridges and power lines.
S2s are nice sailing boat, there are a bunch of them at my marina.
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Air draft is important for getting under bridges and power lines.
S2s are nice sailing boat, there are a bunch of them at my marina.
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jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
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Welcome @visegrip to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat.
Measuring can be done by tying a tape measure to your halyard and while holding the tape haul the end up the mast.
An almost good way is to use the P number from this spec.https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-86. Then add the boom to the deck value. You have within 6 inches the length of the mast from deck to mast head.
To know the need height to get under a bridge you need the boats “draft”. Add the height of the mast base from the water. Then add a fudge factor of 5 feet. You should have a safe number to slip safely under the bridge.
Measuring can be done by tying a tape measure to your halyard and while holding the tape haul the end up the mast.
An almost good way is to use the P number from this spec.https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-86. Then add the boom to the deck value. You have within 6 inches the length of the mast from deck to mast head.
To know the need height to get under a bridge you need the boats “draft”. Add the height of the mast base from the water. Then add a fudge factor of 5 feet. You should have a safe number to slip safely under the bridge.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Roy, I thought it was,
Best to close your eyes as you pass under the bridge. And open the throttle, full speed ahead!
or was that David Glasgow Farragut. “Damned the torpedoes. Full speed ahead! “
Best to close your eyes as you pass under the bridge. And open the throttle, full speed ahead!
or was that David Glasgow Farragut. “Damned the torpedoes. Full speed ahead! “
Hello visegrip and welcome to the SBO site. Two distances you need to consider are the height of the mast above the water and the depth of the keel below the water. Those two distances are quite different from most powerboats. Also, remember to add any antenna or wind direction/speed equipment at the top of the boat's mast. Best Wishes.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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That is the under the bridge feeler... Just like the cars of the 60's used those feelers to know how far you were away from the curb...