Mast support

[Chessy]

Where can you buy a rear mast support that fits in where the rudder goes?

 

[JoeWhite]

Make one yourself using wood or water pipe and save. There are no standard ones you can buy on the market.

 

[Chessy]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Ken Cross]

On our old Mac 26 I used cedar and put some small wheels at the top so it moved easily when sliding into position for raising and trailing.

Ken

 

[Charlie Jones s/v Tehani]

Mine is a 2 x 4 with another fastened to the rear, so it won't warp. It has a trailer roller on top so the mast rolls aft, and a rod that goes thru the gudgeons on the boat

 

[RussC]

Mastup Mast Stepper with 3/8" Pintles

Catalina Direct, publishers of the Catalina 22 and Catalina 25 Owner's Handbooks and the largest supplier of parts and Lewmar winches for Catalina Yachts in the country

www.catalinadirect.com

 

[Dave Groshong]

RudderCraft offers a few different mast crutches:

Rudder Craft

 

[Brian S]

Here is another option. It's fully adjustable, and extends, so can be used to transport the mast as well as aid in stepping/unstepping. Mast Up Sailboat Mast Raising System

Oh, duh, it's the same thing that Catalina Direct sells, and linked by billjoye. Except my link is the manufacturer.