Hey folks, what’s your process for stepping your mast? Do you leave all but the forestay attached? How do you hold the mast up as you hop off to attach forestay?
Stepping a 216 mast?
- Thread starter Lightnsail
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Never mind, downloaded the manual and gave it a good once over. Looks easier to step than any other boat I’ve owned!
From the owners manual:
“Make sure the mast is in the mast crutches with the foot of the mast at the bow and the sail track is on the bottom side. Unfold the jib and pin the head of the jib to the roller-furling swivel bearing ¾ of the way up the mast. Make sure there are 10 –12 turns on the roller-furling drum so the jib can be rolled up after the mast is put up. Remove the hatch cover and panels to the cabin.Hold the mast near the foot and walk it toward the stern of the boat until the foot of the mast lines up with the mast plate located in the center of the cabin. Pin the rear of the mast plate to the rear hole of the mast foot. Make sure that all the shrouds are untangled and free to let the mast go up. They do not need to be attached to the chain-plates because the mast will free stand. Stand toward the rear of the cockpit and push the mast over your head. Walk toward the bow while pushing the mast up. If you have two people, have the second person stand near the bow and pull on the jib. Once the mast is vertical, pin it into place. Pin the tack of the jib to the top of the roller-furling drum. Roll the jib up with the furling line so that it’s not blowing around. Use a small piece of line to keep the jib from unrolling. Attach the Shrouds. Make sure the turnbuckles are even and loose enough to easily reach the chain plates. The lower shrouds attach to the forward loop of the chain plates. The upper shrouds attach to the rear loop of the chain plates”
“Make sure the mast is in the mast crutches with the foot of the mast at the bow and the sail track is on the bottom side. Unfold the jib and pin the head of the jib to the roller-furling swivel bearing ¾ of the way up the mast. Make sure there are 10 –12 turns on the roller-furling drum so the jib can be rolled up after the mast is put up. Remove the hatch cover and panels to the cabin.Hold the mast near the foot and walk it toward the stern of the boat until the foot of the mast lines up with the mast plate located in the center of the cabin. Pin the rear of the mast plate to the rear hole of the mast foot. Make sure that all the shrouds are untangled and free to let the mast go up. They do not need to be attached to the chain-plates because the mast will free stand. Stand toward the rear of the cockpit and push the mast over your head. Walk toward the bow while pushing the mast up. If you have two people, have the second person stand near the bow and pull on the jib. Once the mast is vertical, pin it into place. Pin the tack of the jib to the top of the roller-furling drum. Roll the jib up with the furling line so that it’s not blowing around. Use a small piece of line to keep the jib from unrolling. Attach the Shrouds. Make sure the turnbuckles are even and loose enough to easily reach the chain plates. The lower shrouds attach to the forward loop of the chain plates. The upper shrouds attach to the rear loop of the chain plates”