[Public-List] Mast Rigging

[Gordon Laco]

Borden got moved to next weekend... So we did the Hog Race.


On 12/09/11 11:24 AM, "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> not bad for being at Borden all weekend as per your Aug 18 note but it
> is always more fun to sail your own boat in any race!
> D
> 
> On 9/10/2011 8:00 PM, Gordon Laco wrote:
>> We dismantle our spreaders and stow the mast on deck.    With a carefully
>> measured 2x4 supporting the middle, the mast serves as the ridge pole for our
>> winter cover.
>> 
>> So, we're rafted up at our Club's annual Hog Roast regatta dinner.   Am
>> pleased to report we won the big brass pig trophy today...  totus porkus,
>> whole hog.   Touch Wood got her Name on this trophy (it's a giant brass pig)
>> now Surprise has her name on it twice now.  It was a real battle over six
>> hours...
>> 
>> Gord #426 Surprise
>> 
>> On Sep 10, 2011, at 5:33 PM, mahseer at kos.net wrote:
>> 
>>>> mahseer at kos.net wrote:
>>>>> I totally agree with Gord about taking down the mast as is the policy at
>>>>> our yacht club.  However unless you remove all of the intermediate
>>>>> rigging
>>>>> and spreaders which I do not recommend, one mast will take up more real
>>>>> estate than all other masts on the mast rack. We have 4 such masts and
>>>>> is
>>>>> up taking space we could use to store more boats.
>>>>> 
>>>>> John Boor
>>>>> MAHSEER #380
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> Because of the jumper struts between each sets of spreaders stoting on the
>>> boat is not practical.  This is not possible if you have a canvas cover.
>>> 
>>> John Boor
>>> MAHSEER #380
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Instead of being stored on a separate mast rack, can they not be stored
>>>> with each boat, thus not taking up extra real estate?
>>>> 
>>>> Just curious,
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> John S. Riley
>>>> S/V Gaelic Sea
>>>> 1972 Alberg 30 #521
>>>> 
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