Oday 222 Time to Sail: 25minutes

[Someyawhoo]

How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching the boat and pulling the boat away from the dock?

I have developed a system where I can launch the boat single handedly in no more than 35 minutes, my record is 25minutes. I am not sure this compares to that of others.

If interested I can post some details into my methods and setup. It involves an electric winch mounted to the trailer. Raising the mast takes 30 seconds and is pretty effortless and worry free. Been doing this for about 5 years now. Thought I would share if there is interest.

It takes the same amount of time to tear down and be on the way home.

Someyawhoo

 

[Joe11688]

How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching the boat and pulling the boat away from the dock?

I have developed a system where I can launch the boat single handedly in no more than 35 minutes, my record is 25minutes. I am not sure this compares to that of others.

If interested I can post some details into my methods and setup. It involves an electric winch mounted to the trailer. Raising the mast takes 30 seconds and is pretty effortless and worry free. Been doing this for about 5 years now. Thought I would share if there is interest.

It takes the same amount of time to tear down and be on the way home.

Someyawhoo

If you've been doing it this way for five years now, you must have it down to a science. I used to stand on the companionway hatch and lift my mast by hand. Once it was up, I had a line tied to my Jib halyard which ran through a block on my bow stem plate to hold the mast in position while I connected the fore stay. The mast crutch on my stern rail made the raising pretty easy.
Today it's a whole different ball game with a CDI Roller Furler on the mast and I'm using a Gin Pole. It's not as fast but I no longer trailer sail. I have a mooring at the club and do the raising/lowring a couple of times a year.
I've found with these boats that you can make the set up time go really fast with the right hardware. For instance, I use quick shackles on my Mainsheet and boom vang, a press button quick pin on my fore stay, and a Johnson Handy-Lock on my back stay. A roller in the mast crutch allows the mast to roll forward or aft which is a great labor savor.
Also a rudder blade hold up pendant line allows me to mount the rudder on the transom and launch the boat with ropes centering the tiller.

On my rig, I'm using a Gin Pole with pivot bridles and temporary stays(baby stays), and it takes a little time to set up. If I didn't have a CDI furler, I could get away with just the Gin Pole and the mast raising would go faster. Still, even with the temporary stays in place, things can go haywire and the mast could very well go over the side if I'm not careful.
For this reason I always raise/lower slow and careful because wind direction and keeping the boat level really plays an important factor in mast raising not to mention a stay getting snagged. Almost anything can throw it off.
Smooth Sailing!
Joe

 

[srojoetoo]

How long does it normally take for someone to setup a boat from parking in the marina to launching the boat and pulling the boat away from the dock?

I have developed a system where I can launch the boat single handedly in no more than 35 minutes, my record is 25minutes. I am not sure this compares to that of others.

If interested I can post some details into my methods and setup. It involves an electric winch mounted to the trailer. Raising the mast takes 30 seconds and is pretty effortless and worry free. Been doing this for about 5 years now. Thought I would share if there is interest.

It takes the same amount of time to tear down and be on the way home.

Someyawhoo

Man, 25 minutes. Takes me that long to mount the outboard.

Now that I can log on again, will post some picks of my set up. I like Joe, use the manual method with baby stays (yep, lost it once and broke the mast foot). I use the A frame method of jin pole.

Prolly mentioned before, but it being hard to find a level spot, I have to level the trailer\boat with jacks-takes time.

And then there is the time it takes to chat with all the inquiring minds.

tom c

 

[Someyawhoo]

I intended to have images of the setup but no time as of now. Here is the description

1) electric winch mounted to a box on the trailer tongue below the bow.
2). Winch line is run through a pulley on the mast mount of the bow sprit. The line continues to hook up to the jib halyard.
3) mast has already been moved to the mast step and pinned to pivot up.
4). Side stays and rear stay are never disconnected and thus are already hooked up
5) handheld winch control activated the winch upward and I direct the mast up with one hand. About 3 to 5 pounds of guide force is needed.
6) second pin is placed into the step using the winch to guide the alignment of the front holes.
7) the mast is now set in the step
8). The winch is used to continue to bend the mast forward enough to slip the forestay in position and pinned
9) put the winch line away. Done

The winch allows me keep the stays hooked up and trimmed, so only the forestay is unpinned during take down.

I keep an electric troller motor in place at all times so no need to hassle with motor or gas (saved about 5minutes and headache on setup. Tows very well.

I am debating of Getting a rudder with a removable mast stand so I would not have to remove the rudder. Or possibly modifying my rudder setup to accept a mast stand. That woes save about 2 minutes, some storage space and wear on the back.


I am still wanting to post images. I am debating in moving to a CDI furler and need to consider how I need to modify my setup and keep the winch.