Typhoon mast and rigging

[Rick Sheldon]

I am thinking of getting a Triad float-on trailer for my Typhoon Weekender but don't know how to lower the mast. Can anyone suggest how to do this without losing the mast and/or attendant heads?

I would also like to know the recommended tension in ft-lbs for the rigging. I believe this question was posted before but I could not find the answer on the board.



richard.sheldon@aya.yale.edu

[Paul D.]

I am thinking of getting a Triad float-on trailer for my Typhoon Weekender but don't know how to lower the mast. Can anyone suggest how to do this without losing the mast and/or attendant heads?

I would also like to know the recommended tension in ft-lbs for the rigging. I believe this question was posted before but I could not find the answer on the board.

I find the mast on my typhoon quite easy to raise and lower. To lower, I have a long jib halyard which gets Clipped onto the bow chock at the stem. After cleating it off I take the forestay pin out and bring the forestay back to the mast out of the way. Then pay out the jib halyard while sticking a hand up to catch the mast on it's way down. If I remember, I stick the boom crutch that I made for winter storage in the back of the cockpit and just guide the mast down into it. This way it does not sit on the hatch. Raising it is just the reverse, although here it helps to have another person clear the shrouds off the winches and make sure the backstay does not foul. I also believe this is where most lower turnbuckle toggles get ruined as they can get bent, or, if they are hooked on to the forward chainplate they will distort. I replaced both of mine as they were bent 30 degrees! Raising or lowering the mast takes 2 of us about 15-20 minutes without rushing and as long as you make sure all those bloody wires are running clear should go smoothly! I have raised/lowered alone and find it only slightly more challenging. Regarding the rigging tension, I do not know the specific foot pounds required. We just tighten until there is about an inch of deflection in the shrouds. If in doubt I under- tighten, as many a boat has been stressed by overtightening of rigging. I have the forestay the tightest and tighten the lowers last.
Good Luck.

Paul D.
HORNET #1178
MPLS Minnesota



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