raising and lowering Hunter 26.5 mast

Dionysis

Dionysis

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Jul 2, 2016
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Hunter 26.5 Paris Landing TN
My wife and I have a Hunter 26.5 sailboat that we keep on one side of the state during the spring summer and early part of the fall months but we want to take it to the other side of the state for the UT football season. It took us 6 hours (first time ever setting up a sailboat) to get this thing in the water the first time and we had to rent a $200 40' cherry picker to help set mast. Is this the only way to raise or lower the mast or does anyone else have any better suggestions. We want to move the boat to east TN next football season, but neither of us have 2 weeks that would allow us to take it via water. Our only option is to haul it out and haul it up there, but it was ALOT of trouble to launch originally, is there a better way to do this? Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Meriachee

Meriachee

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Aug 1, 2011
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Catalina 270 255 Wabamun. Welcome to the marina
Just like everything else, the first few times will take longer, and if you really pay attention to the process, you'll find ways of shaving time.
We have prepping the 270 down to road ready in an hour and a bit, setup takes just over 2 because of the fiddle-farting with the loos gauges.
 
Ken Cross

Ken Cross

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Oct 24, 2010
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Hunter 30 Everett, WA
Similar to the link above, we used a pole on our MacGergor 26d. We could go from road to water in 20 minutes once we practiced up. That was with 2 of us working. Then we reused the block and tackle for a boom vang.

Ken
 
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Crazy Dave Condon

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Jun 8, 2004
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Dionysis;
Take a couple of photos of the deck, mast step and side shot of the boat. It has been some time so I need to remember. Then lets go from there. the 26.5 has a backstay.

You are one of those. Use to place boats along the TN river at Concord Sailing Club, Ft. Louden/Tellico and so forth. I use to call Tellico, Snail Darter Lake. The old timers get a chuckle when I say that. I think one of the fellows use to go up the river on a power boat from the old Hunter Marine. If you know the James River in Virginny, it is hard to sail where the two rivers form the James unless you have a canoe. In my case a kayak is great but I turned mine over twice (new) last month which I call now the USS Titanic.
 
Joe

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
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Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
Well.... you could always try the A Frame method. But it might work better for you to install a hinged tabernacle mast base so you can rig some of the gin pole type systems if your planning on moving the boat often, If you park your boat in a marina they might be able to work something out for you....

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finefurn

finefurn

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Oct 30, 2011
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Hunter Cherubini 27 Mason
Forget Football, it's only a game. Go Sailing. Way more fun than watching a bunch of kids chase each other around.
 
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Crazy Dave Condon

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Jun 8, 2004
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waiting on those photos and if memory serves me that is a reverse transom style on his boat which has to be considered. Also advise as to mast mfg. is another consideration. Please more photos as suggested.
 
Dionysis

Dionysis

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Jul 2, 2016
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Hunter 26.5 Paris Landing TN
Crazy Dave, I went up to the boat today to install a new chart plotter depth finder combo and completely forgot to take the pics you requested. I will be back up there Saturday. I will take them then and post for you. Thanks for the help.
 
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