I had to remove the collars!

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Posted by Michel Capel (mike_c_f35ck@…>)

On my European F33 I had to remove the on-deck mast collars to get
the masts out. Under the collar there is a rubber wedge all arond
the mast that you have to hammer out from belowdecks before the masts
are free to lift out. My boat was lifted right out of the water by
the main mast before I grasped the meaning of the wedge that filled
the gap between mast and deck. Luckily I have aluminum masts.

michel


— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “Alan Kusinitz”
<akusinitz@y…> wrote:

I have an F-33 hull # 51 1982 with carbon fiber masts. They are
removed each year. As long as the rigger knows what he’s doing (since
there are no spreaders to wrap around) its quite straightforward
unless someone along the way has epoxied your mast to the base or
cabin top.
On mine you:

  1. remove the 2 screws at the base of each mast (on the main mast
    on mine one of the screws is forward so you won’t see it and must
    feel for it)
  2. Remove the trim ring on the cabin ceiling for the mizzen mast so
    you have access to the thick split ring bushing.
  3. Remove the split ring bushings from each mast as you go (making
    sure their supported and don’t scrape on the mast collar on the cabin
    top.
  4. Lift the masts out. (removing wedges at the bases to avoid
    losing them)
    The masts should lift right through the collar if they haven’t been
    modified in some way.
    Some riggers unbolt the collars on deck either because they think
    its necessary or because it makes easier to avoid scratching the mast
    on the way out. Dimensionally the maximum dimension of the base of
    the mast is slightly less then the inside dimension of the aluminum
    collar.
    Alan
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: laucodjen
    To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
    Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 9:50 PM
    Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Removing Masts

How difficult is it to remove and replace masts on a freedom 33
cat
ketch? Wondering about trucking one
Thanks

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