Step Mast in Yard

hinmo · Post by **hinmo** » Oct 22nd, '16, 02:53

Can the Mast on a CD25 be stepped by a couple people. I want to check mine out waayyy prior to launching her,

Also, can I transport the mast on my f150 (lay on cab roof and back on a tailgate extension?) How much does it weigh?

thx

bottomscraper · Post by **bottomscraper** » Oct 22nd, '16, 08:00

Disclaimer I don't own a 25

According to the owners manual http://www.capedory.org/manuals/CD25-1978-Manual.pdf the mast is 26'4" long

According to the Rigrite web page http://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Spartan_Sp ... _mast.html it uses a CD-3 extrusion that weighs 1.49 lbs/ft.

So the weight without hardware is about 40lbs.

hinmo · Post by **hinmo** » Oct 22nd, '16, 09:10

nice - thanks so much

mgphl52 · Post by **mgphl52** » Oct 22nd, '16, 09:43

hinmo wrote:Can the Mast on a CD25 be stepped by a couple people.

Yes, quite easily. Please see this post.

Carl Thunberg · Post by **Carl Thunberg** » Oct 24th, '16, 07:23

my (ex) wife has a scar right between her eyes from a botched attempt to insert the hinge pin. It's harder than you think. Once the hinge pin is in place, the raising part is fairly easy. Ever since this episode, I have used the yard crane to raise the mast. A lot can go wrong, and to me, it's not worth hurting the ones we love to save a few bucks. Be safe and think through every step of the process before acting.

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