Im going to post photos, as soon as I learn how.
I put a second wench on my 26S trailer. My boat has the mast lifting system from the factory.
My first step was to think about this for hours after the aggrevation of lifting the mast with the block and tackle and the ArmStrong Method. Neither was I happy with.
I put a roller in the rear stand so moving the mast to the rear position is not such a pain.
I built a rear mast support of treated lumber, as i was not happy with the flimseyness of the rear mast support.... that was already beginning to fatigue my fiberglass.
Step 1. Leave the mast raising pole attached after lowering the mast.
step 2. Leave the small side stays attached to the mast, so they are already there and not lost. (TIGHTEN ANY BOLTS on these stays because they can vibrate apart going down the road)
step 3. Attach a rope to the mast above the spreaders. You have to do this in a HUGE LOOP because if you tie it close, the knot will be 15 ft above the deck after the mast is raised... (learned this the hard way)
step 4. Tie this rope to the mast raising pole.
Step 5. tie your winch rope to the mast raising pole.
step 6. have your person on the ground slowly raise the mast while you watch the cables to make sure none of them are binding. I believe a 9 year old would be strong enough.
step 7. hand the person on the ground the front stay cable.
step 8. push down on the mast raising pole a bit more to give the person trying to hook the stay a bit of slack.
step 9. remove the mast raising pole and the side stays and put them in the tow vehicle.
step 10 complete the process.
earl
I put a second wench on my 26S trailer. My boat has the mast lifting system from the factory.
My first step was to think about this for hours after the aggrevation of lifting the mast with the block and tackle and the ArmStrong Method. Neither was I happy with.
I put a roller in the rear stand so moving the mast to the rear position is not such a pain.
I built a rear mast support of treated lumber, as i was not happy with the flimseyness of the rear mast support.... that was already beginning to fatigue my fiberglass.
Step 1. Leave the mast raising pole attached after lowering the mast.
step 2. Leave the small side stays attached to the mast, so they are already there and not lost. (TIGHTEN ANY BOLTS on these stays because they can vibrate apart going down the road)
step 3. Attach a rope to the mast above the spreaders. You have to do this in a HUGE LOOP because if you tie it close, the knot will be 15 ft above the deck after the mast is raised... (learned this the hard way)
step 4. Tie this rope to the mast raising pole.
Step 5. tie your winch rope to the mast raising pole.
step 6. have your person on the ground slowly raise the mast while you watch the cables to make sure none of them are binding. I believe a 9 year old would be strong enough.
step 7. hand the person on the ground the front stay cable.
step 8. push down on the mast raising pole a bit more to give the person trying to hook the stay a bit of slack.
step 9. remove the mast raising pole and the side stays and put them in the tow vehicle.
step 10 complete the process.
earl
