We're out of the water now & I must un-step the mast on my Typhoon weekender. This looks pretty much like a straight forward task; someone with experience please let me know if I'm missing something or doing something wrong:
1.) Unhook the forestay
2.) Tie a long line to either the forestay or jib halyard.
3.) put a cushion on the deck directly under the mast base & rig up some type of stand in the back to rest the mast.
4.) Ease the mast back until it's down completely.
5.) Unhook the side shrouds & backstay, slide the mast so that one end is on the bow pulpit the other end on the stand at the stern.
6.) Crack an ice cold one if everybody survives & nothing breaks.
Chris
chill334@home.com
Un-stepping the mast on a Typhoon w/ender
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Joel
Re: Un-stepping the mast on a Typhoon w/ender
I've never bothered to be so elaborate.
1. While I stand on the cabin top holding the mast forward, my wife unhooks the forestay.
2. My wife goes aft in the cockpit and stands with one foot on each seat.
3. In one clean motion, I lower the mast to her shoulder.
4. We then both work the mast forward into the position you describe.
We never disconnect the shrouds or backstay, just coilup and bungy them to the mast. We've done this for 13 years, often on the water. The key is the "one clean motion". It's up to me to make sure that the mast doesn't pick up too much speed on the way down. We do the same when stepping the mast in the spring. So far, knock wood, we've always been able to crack open the cold ones at the end.
Joel
bondy_joel@hotmail.com
1. While I stand on the cabin top holding the mast forward, my wife unhooks the forestay.
2. My wife goes aft in the cockpit and stands with one foot on each seat.
3. In one clean motion, I lower the mast to her shoulder.
4. We then both work the mast forward into the position you describe.
We never disconnect the shrouds or backstay, just coilup and bungy them to the mast. We've done this for 13 years, often on the water. The key is the "one clean motion". It's up to me to make sure that the mast doesn't pick up too much speed on the way down. We do the same when stepping the mast in the spring. So far, knock wood, we've always been able to crack open the cold ones at the end.
Joel
bondy_joel@hotmail.com
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Chris
Re: Un-stepping the mast on a Typhoon w/ender
Well, it worked out just the way we planned - mast is down & everything is A-OK. Always sad to "pack things up" for the winter. Not necessary to disconnenct anything but the forestay.
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sloopjohnl
Re: Un-stepping the mast on a Typhoon w/ender
got my wife out of the cockpit and kept her on the ground controlling the line attached to the jib halyard as you suggest. she is much less nervous, happier and safer.
Chris wrote: We're out of the water now & I must un-step the mast on my Typhoon weekender. This looks pretty much like a straight forward task; someone with experience please let me know if I'm missing something or doing something wrong:
1.) Unhook the forestay
2.) Tie a long line to either the forestay or jib halyard.
3.) put a cushion on the deck directly under the mast base & rig up some type of stand in the back to rest the mast.
4.) Ease the mast back until it's down completely.
5.) Unhook the side shrouds & backstay, slide the mast so that one end is on the bow pulpit the other end on the stand at the stern.
6.) Crack an ice cold one if everybody survives & nothing breaks.
Chris