i'm looking at a 33 and the topping lift (plastic coated stainless wire) appears to be a fixed length. Am I correct or am I just missing where the mast termination is?
Cherubini Hunter 33 Topping lift
- Thread starter justustoo
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I'll look at that. Seems strange to me. Most topping lifts lead back to either the mast of the cockpit (an easy adjust)... My concern is that it clears the dodger frame which right now it seems it won't.
Mine is fixed at the mast head and has a section of line at the end of the cable that allows me to adjust the height as needed. Not perfect but I’ve found I’ve needed to adjust it maybe 2 times in the handful of years I’ve had it.
On my boat it is best to take the tension out of the leech anytime the the main is being raised, lowered, reefed or un reefed.
It would probably be best to have the topping lift at least led to the base of the mast but I have lived with the arrangement I have for 20 years.
It would probably be best to have the topping lift at least led to the base of the mast but I have lived with the arrangement I have for 20 years.
My 1980 H33 has a halyard type line that fastens on the end of the boom, goes through a sheave at the mast top, and down to a cleat at the mast base. I have to loosen every time I hoist the main sail so that it does not affect sail shape. I do not know if this is original equipment but it works well for me. When reefing I can raise the boom with the topping lift while I pull in the reefing lines, all from the mast base.