How long, really, does it take to step up the Mast with One person. How about with two people? I trailer the boat because I cant afford to pay $2,000.00 a year to keep the boat in a slip. I put the boat in the water, go park the car, and then I will busy for ____________ amount of time before I'm on my way. Thank You Adam
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Realistically 2 hours
Hi Adam, Realistically right about 2 hours to unstrap the boat, unbungee everything, step the mast, put on the boom, Get the halyards hooked up and load everything aboard. Then you put it in the water. It's a lot of work. We also can't afford/won't pay the slip fee; our solution is keeping it at the lake with the mast stepped and everything attached. We just hook up and back it down the ramp and load up and go. This process still seems to take about an hour.
Hi Adam, Realistically right about 2 hours to unstrap the boat, unbungee everything, step the mast, put on the boom, Get the halyards hooked up and load everything aboard. Then you put it in the water. It's a lot of work. We also can't afford/won't pay the slip fee; our solution is keeping it at the lake with the mast stepped and everything attached. We just hook up and back it down the ramp and load up and go. This process still seems to take about an hour.
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One to two hours seems to be the average response to this often discussed question in the archives. Do a search on this subject and you'll find a ton of stuff. Most of us try to avoid steping the mast everytime we want to sail. More common alternatives are dry slip, mooring or wet slip. There is a checklist at this link: http://webpages.charter.net/gkobernus/H260_web/default.html
One to two hours seems to be the average response to this often discussed question in the archives. Do a search on this subject and you'll find a ton of stuff. Most of us try to avoid steping the mast everytime we want to sail. More common alternatives are dry slip, mooring or wet slip. There is a checklist at this link: http://webpages.charter.net/gkobernus/H260_web/default.html
Depends on what you are asking.
I keep my boat in a slip. From the time I decide to drop the mast to the time it's placed with the boom and sails still on, on the pulpit, around 20 min. That's in the water and leaving it there. About the same to raise it and pull all the extras off (gin pole, side stays ect.) BUT, there is a lot more to do to secure the boat for a trailering and get it ready from that for a sail. That's where the extra time comes in. I did it the first time by myself after watching someone do it on their boat first. In reality for the simple act of raising and dropping, the extra person is a safety. Connecting and disconnecting all the stuff, well nice to spread the pain around. alan
I keep my boat in a slip. From the time I decide to drop the mast to the time it's placed with the boom and sails still on, on the pulpit, around 20 min. That's in the water and leaving it there. About the same to raise it and pull all the extras off (gin pole, side stays ect.) BUT, there is a lot more to do to secure the boat for a trailering and get it ready from that for a sail. That's where the extra time comes in. I did it the first time by myself after watching someone do it on their boat first. In reality for the simple act of raising and dropping, the extra person is a safety. Connecting and disconnecting all the stuff, well nice to spread the pain around. alan
It gets faster with practice
The first time will take an hour plus. but you can get it down to 30 minutes. Take your time and make sure the shrouds don't twist. Markdb
The first time will take an hour plus. but you can get it down to 30 minutes. Take your time and make sure the shrouds don't twist. Markdb
45 minutes comfortably.
My boat is normally docked right outside my house but we trailer it to get to farther away destinations. I have always done it with my wife. From the time we pull into the lot to the tme we are ready pull away from the dock is usually about 45 minutes with no hurrying. We have done it in as little as 30 minutes and as much as 1 hour. Taking the boat out of the water actually takes a little longer and runs 45 minutes to an hour by the time we get everything tied down. These times include everything. For securing everything to the mast for trailering, I highly recommend a special type of bungee cord. They consist of a loop of elastic cord with a plastic ball at one end. You just rap it around the mast and whatever lines or rigging and slip the loop over the ball. It's quick and easy with no tieing to be done. A length of about 12" is about right. I use 9" ones to secure the bimini poles and canvas together also. I have longer ones to hold the main sail onto the boom. They save a lot of time and I have never had one come loose. Hope this helps.
My boat is normally docked right outside my house but we trailer it to get to farther away destinations. I have always done it with my wife. From the time we pull into the lot to the tme we are ready pull away from the dock is usually about 45 minutes with no hurrying. We have done it in as little as 30 minutes and as much as 1 hour. Taking the boat out of the water actually takes a little longer and runs 45 minutes to an hour by the time we get everything tied down. These times include everything. For securing everything to the mast for trailering, I highly recommend a special type of bungee cord. They consist of a loop of elastic cord with a plastic ball at one end. You just rap it around the mast and whatever lines or rigging and slip the loop over the ball. It's quick and easy with no tieing to be done. A length of about 12" is about right. I use 9" ones to secure the bimini poles and canvas together also. I have longer ones to hold the main sail onto the boom. They save a lot of time and I have never had one come loose. Hope this helps.
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