New Mod 3

Capri Joe

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I just bought a, never been wet, 2006 C-14.2. Hard to believe but it's been in a garage the whole time. I plan to introduce her to the wind this weekend. Since I will likely sail her single handed does anyone have a design for a mast yoke for raising the mast? I have an idea but I'm sure there is someone who has already met the challenge. :rolleyes:
 
My Mod 1 came with a mast yoke, which is through the tiller holes of the on the transom. If I don't have it I just lay a life jacket on the transom to pad the mast. Other then that I normally just raise the mast, by walking it up. It isn't heavy.

If you want to raise by yourself attach a line to the end of the jib halyard, tie the other end of the halyard to the trailer. then hoist the mast. Take up the slack in the halyard, cleat it off, forms a triangle to support the mast, jump off and cleat the fore stay. Do it that way all the time.

Kent
 
My goal is to protect the spreaders while I bolt the foot and secure the stays. I test rigged the boat Sunday and thought there has to be a better idea than balling up the cover and proping up the mast. I'm thinking a 24 X 36" piece of ply with a bracket to mount it on the transom. If someone already invented the weel I would love to copy it.
 
Support for Mast During Setup

I have a piece of rounded (cross section) wood with
two bent-over (90 degree) threaded steel pins spaced
to be inserted in the rudder gudgeons during setup
and teardown. The oversized dowel is approx. 2" in
diameter, 30" long and has a padded, round, steel
"Y" fastened to the top for the mast to be cradled in
while installing the bolt and wingnut at the mast bottom.
I can't install the bolt without raising the mast off
the transom. (It also holds the mast during transport.)
If my wife isn't available when stepping the mast, I use
my jib halyard attached to the bow bracket to hold the
mast forward while pinning the forestay. Works well.
 
I have a piece of rounded (cross section) wood with
two bent-over (90 degree) threaded steel pins spaced
to be inserted in the rudder gudgeons during setup
and teardown. The oversized dowel is approx. 2" in
diameter, 30" long and has a padded, round, steel
"Y" fastened to the top for the mast to be cradled in
while installing the bolt and wingnut at the mast bottom.
I can't install the bolt without raising the mast off
the transom. (It also holds the mast during transport.)
If my wife isn't available when stepping the mast, I use
my jib halyard attached to the bow bracket to hold the
mast forward while pinning the forestay. Works well.
Thanks! :)
 

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