Posted by michel.capel (michel.capel@…>)
Companies like Jefa, that make rudder shafts, and bearings for
rudders and rotating masts can probably supply one. Perpas it does
not even be custom fabricated.
michel
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “fgljff” <fgljff@…>
wrote:
I’m intrigued by the A-frame. Can you furnish me with some
details? Also, could it be
constructed of wood as well? Where do you sail out of?In regard to the teflon ring, I haven’t resolved that yet. I’m not
sure where to get one. I
suppose I’ll construct one if I can find a suitable material and
when I unstep the mast I’ll
try to install it.— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, “James Driebeek”
<jim3bk@> wrote:I made a 20 foot aluminum A-frame to step and un-step my
wingmast. I
could help you unstep and re-step your mast if you would like.
Did you
ever resolve the issue of the missing Teflon bearing? This might
be an
opportunity to solve that issue.jim d
— In freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com, Herman and Gail
Schiller
<hschiller2@> wrote:I don’t think it has much to with it being unstayed or wing-
shaped. I
would prevent it from turning by tying the rotation limiter to
the
deck eyes. The rest has to do with the condition of the
halyard lines
and hardware in relation to your body weight. Another
consideration
is to have very calm water when you do this, wakes would be
disturbing to someone in a bosuns chair (I assume you’re using
a
bosuns chair). Another alternative would be to rent a “cherry-
picker”
person lift. I used one to work on my roof edges a while back.
It’s a
self-contained unit that you bring home with your vehicle’s
trailer
hitch. It’s hydraulic/electric. This would work if you can
bring the
boat next to a bulkhead with pavement that can support the
person-lift.
HermAt 05:25 PM 6/19/2007, fgljff wrote:
Has anyone gone up their F25 mast? Wing mast, that is. It
seems to
me that climbing a 20-
something unstayed carbon mast might be in the realm of
foolhardiness (despite what the
folks on the Sailing Anarchy website say about the matter –
all
have advocated my scaling
that mast.) So I’m posing the question to people who know the
boat.
What say you?