Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions!

[EnamrdSalr21]

When raising the mast, the spreaders and the shrouds were fighting me the whole time. I tried loosening them up a bit but then I would need to re-tighten them after raising the mast. I noticed the outer shrouds were needing to thread through the spreaders, and not doing it well. Should they be in a fixed point or should they move through the spreaders as the mast is being raised? By the time I got the forestay up to its chainplate I was pulling with all my might to get that thing pinned in there. Seemed unnecessarily hard! Any solutions?

 

[JBP-PA]

Leave the shroud turnbuckles loose until all the standing rigging is attached. Then you can tighten them up so that mast is centered and straight.
The shrouds should be clamped to the spreaders at the correct position. You don't need to unclamp them again for raising or lowering the mast. The correct position is just higher than horizontal so that the spreader perfectly bisects the angle of the shroud.

 

[JBP-PA]

Also, I use my jib halyard for the last bit of raising the mast so that someone can pull on the halyard while pinning the forestay, especially if you have a halyard winch. If alone, you could tighten and then tie off the halyard.

 

[jssailem]

On my Montgomery 15, I did not have spreaders. The shrouds were loose, yet when the mast was raised, they limited its movement. I used my jib halyard to pull the mast forward (as if it were the forestay). I stood in the boat and lifted the mast into place while a helpful crew member pulled on the jib halyard. If I were alone, I would use a block at the bow and pull the halyard in as I lifted the mast into place. It helped to have a hinged mast step.

 

[EnamrdSalr21]

Also, I use my jib halyard for the last bit of raising the mast so that someone can pull on the halyard while pinning the forestay, especially if you have a halyard winch. If alone, you could tighten and then tie off the halyard.

I do have a halyard winch and that is a GREAT idea! I will try next time I raise the mast! As far as the spreaders go, are there clamps you would recommend to hold them in place to the shrouds?

 

[JBP-PA]

I am not familiar with the Oday 192 spreaders, but at the tip there should be some clues. Perhaps they are there but too loose? I'm sure someone here knows.

 

[JBP-PA]

Here is someone you could try asking. He hasnt been on for a couple years but you could try a private message.

1988 O’Day 192 Restoration

I figure I should put everything I’m doing to fix up my 1988 O’Day 192 in one place so here I go. So here’s the boat when it arrived to me and some shots from before. When I got the boat I made a list of things that needed to get done and discovered more along the way. Oxidized...

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[Benny17441]

You should not have to loosen the shrouds to raise the mast, as the mast is being raised they will fall into proper tension and center and hold the mast. Start at the basics, make sure the shrouds have been properly rigged to the corresponding turnbuckles. ( Did not understand comment about having to thread shrouds through the spreaders) Before attempting to lift the mast make sure the turnbuckles are not twisted or jammed, make sure the shrouds attachment points at the mast are also loose, lay the turnbuckles on the deck aligned to be lifted freely and organize the shroud wires. If the mast is till too hard to get into position the shrouds may be too tight and they may need to be rigged to a proper tension.