I'm wondering how easy it is to set up a 22? I heard a number of comments.... but how long / how difficult is it really? What kind of accessories are available to make this job easy? I appreciate any responses. Thank you. Ken
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It takes about an hour or a little longer to set the boat up. It depends on how many extras you have, like reefing lines, boom vang, furling gear,etc... Raising the mast is not hard if you have two people, and use a block and tackle or your main sheet hardware to handle the weight. It takes a little time to tune the standing rigging properly. If your are putting it into a slip or on a mooring, so what if it takes a wee bit longer, you're only doing it once. If you are trailering, as you become more familiar with your boat, you'll learn shortcuts, like keeping the backstay, rear lower shrouds, and upper shrouds all connected to the pad eyes. You'll only need to connect the forward lower shrouds once the mast is raised. I used to trailer my first sailboat, until one day after spending an hour to rig her, a storm rolled in, and I spent another hour stowing her in the rain. If you can find an affordable slip, go for it. Even in a slip, you spend some time getting things ready to set sail.
It takes about an hour or a little longer to set the boat up. It depends on how many extras you have, like reefing lines, boom vang, furling gear,etc... Raising the mast is not hard if you have two people, and use a block and tackle or your main sheet hardware to handle the weight. It takes a little time to tune the standing rigging properly. If your are putting it into a slip or on a mooring, so what if it takes a wee bit longer, you're only doing it once. If you are trailering, as you become more familiar with your boat, you'll learn shortcuts, like keeping the backstay, rear lower shrouds, and upper shrouds all connected to the pad eyes. You'll only need to connect the forward lower shrouds once the mast is raised. I used to trailer my first sailboat, until one day after spending an hour to rig her, a storm rolled in, and I spent another hour stowing her in the rain. If you can find an affordable slip, go for it. Even in a slip, you spend some time getting things ready to set sail.
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Carl Lebo
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You can leave it completely rigged, sitting on it's trailer at the marina. When I was looking to buy my boat, (my first) I was lucky enough to be doing a job at the home of the local Catalina dealer who gave me great advise. He told me I'd be burning valuable sailing time if I had to rig the boat each time and worse than that was derigging at the end of the day. When you're tired, the kids are grumpy, you're more apt to forget to do something important. The reality is if we left in the morning and stayed out all day it wouldn't make much of a difference but we typically try to shoot down after work and sneak in a sail and it just wouldn't happen if I had to rig each time. Another bonus is since the boat is not in the water I don't have to worry about bottom paint, or my cast iron keel and it's cable rusting, or a leaking thru hull, or hurricanes, or...
You can leave it completely rigged, sitting on it's trailer at the marina. When I was looking to buy my boat, (my first) I was lucky enough to be doing a job at the home of the local Catalina dealer who gave me great advise. He told me I'd be burning valuable sailing time if I had to rig the boat each time and worse than that was derigging at the end of the day. When you're tired, the kids are grumpy, you're more apt to forget to do something important. The reality is if we left in the morning and stayed out all day it wouldn't make much of a difference but we typically try to shoot down after work and sneak in a sail and it just wouldn't happen if I had to rig each time. Another bonus is since the boat is not in the water I don't have to worry about bottom paint, or my cast iron keel and it's cable rusting, or a leaking thru hull, or hurricanes, or...
It does take some time
Ken: It takes us around 3 or 4 hours to set ours up, and we've been doing it for years. But this is setting it up for a season. Also, when we trailer our boat, we only have the cushions, sails, life jackets, and fenders in it. If you carry anything else, it could wear a hole into the fiberglass if it is trailered too far. So, this amount of time includes putting everything where it belongs and hooking up the battery, filling the head with water, putting the motor onto the motor block, putting the main sail onto the mast and boom, etc. It doesn't include adjusting the rigging. Putting the mast up isn't a big deal, but you do have to reconnect the forestay, and the 2 forward lower shrouds. Also, one of the upper shrouds should be loosened before raising the mast, or you could overstress something. I always loosen my port one 10 turns before taking the mast down, then retighten it 10 turns when I raise the mast. All this does take time, and doing it after a day on the water really wouldn't be a ton of fun. I don't think that you will use your boat much if you trailer it every time you use it. If you do put it in and out every time, be absolutely sure to install a guide onto the trailer, so that the keel will center itself into the rubber "V" on the trailer. We kept our boat on the trailer at a marina for 2 summers when my boys were little. It was a little rough on the boat, putting it in and taking it out every time. But it was on the Susquehanna River, and there was current, which was certainly part of the problem. You might want to call Maryland Marina, which is near Essex, MD. That's where we put our boat into the water, (but not where we keep it). They have several options that could work for you including keeping your boat on the trailer, or I have seen them put C-22s into the water with a big forklift. Do you sail from Middle River now? Aldo
Ken: It takes us around 3 or 4 hours to set ours up, and we've been doing it for years. But this is setting it up for a season. Also, when we trailer our boat, we only have the cushions, sails, life jackets, and fenders in it. If you carry anything else, it could wear a hole into the fiberglass if it is trailered too far. So, this amount of time includes putting everything where it belongs and hooking up the battery, filling the head with water, putting the motor onto the motor block, putting the main sail onto the mast and boom, etc. It doesn't include adjusting the rigging. Putting the mast up isn't a big deal, but you do have to reconnect the forestay, and the 2 forward lower shrouds. Also, one of the upper shrouds should be loosened before raising the mast, or you could overstress something. I always loosen my port one 10 turns before taking the mast down, then retighten it 10 turns when I raise the mast. All this does take time, and doing it after a day on the water really wouldn't be a ton of fun. I don't think that you will use your boat much if you trailer it every time you use it. If you do put it in and out every time, be absolutely sure to install a guide onto the trailer, so that the keel will center itself into the rubber "V" on the trailer. We kept our boat on the trailer at a marina for 2 summers when my boys were little. It was a little rough on the boat, putting it in and taking it out every time. But it was on the Susquehanna River, and there was current, which was certainly part of the problem. You might want to call Maryland Marina, which is near Essex, MD. That's where we put our boat into the water, (but not where we keep it). They have several options that could work for you including keeping your boat on the trailer, or I have seen them put C-22s into the water with a big forklift. Do you sail from Middle River now? Aldo
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tom b.
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NO experience, it does take a long time to do.I did alot better in the driveway than at the lauch ramp.Takin it down was alot harder than puttin it up, but then ur tired also.I did it after three days on the water.At a lake that was in the desert and it was hot, so that made me go alot slower.Plus it was my wife's first time helping.No I didn't yell at her.But it was trying.She did a great job. Gettin ready for the road,tying everything down,and unloading gear out of the boat and puttin it in the van was the most time consuming. I am told that this all goes alot faster the more times u take it out..knowing what u really need to take,etc. If i had a marina close by, whether it was on a lake or ocean,I'd look into keeping it rigged all the time and just trailer it down to the launch, I don't so I won't. good luck and just do it..
NO experience, it does take a long time to do.I did alot better in the driveway than at the lauch ramp.Takin it down was alot harder than puttin it up, but then ur tired also.I did it after three days on the water.At a lake that was in the desert and it was hot, so that made me go alot slower.Plus it was my wife's first time helping.No I didn't yell at her.But it was trying.She did a great job. Gettin ready for the road,tying everything down,and unloading gear out of the boat and puttin it in the van was the most time consuming. I am told that this all goes alot faster the more times u take it out..knowing what u really need to take,etc. If i had a marina close by, whether it was on a lake or ocean,I'd look into keeping it rigged all the time and just trailer it down to the launch, I don't so I won't. good luck and just do it..
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My Chicklets, 14 and 16, have been rigging and sailing my C-22 for 3 years. I drive it to the boat launch and they rig it up in about 20 - 30 minutes. I drive it down the ramp. They pull it off, complete the rigging while I'm parking the truck. When I get to the boat, the motor's running, the keel's down and the sails are on and we're off. Total time on a bad day is no more than 60 minutes. My 16 y/o is now learning to drive with the trailer. Boat and trailer next week. My 14 y/o crashed the van into the parked boat last weekend. Got to love the risk takers..... Campy #2226
My Chicklets, 14 and 16, have been rigging and sailing my C-22 for 3 years. I drive it to the boat launch and they rig it up in about 20 - 30 minutes. I drive it down the ramp. They pull it off, complete the rigging while I'm parking the truck. When I get to the boat, the motor's running, the keel's down and the sails are on and we're off. Total time on a bad day is no more than 60 minutes. My 16 y/o is now learning to drive with the trailer. Boat and trailer next week. My 14 y/o crashed the van into the parked boat last weekend. Got to love the risk takers..... Campy #2226
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