So what do you figure my mast weighs? As a guess!

Gary M · Post by **Gary M** » Apr 11th, '06, 20:12

The project coming up is to lower my mast and carry it over to a place where I can work on it.

The boat is a CD22, and the mast is about, say 26 feet high.

I'm just trying to figure how many guys I need to recruit to carry it about 50 feet or so.

Thanks and wish me luck!

Gary

marka · Post by **marka** » Apr 11th, '06, 20:23

Two can carry Linda Jean's mast (CD 27). I bet you can carry CD 22 mast yourself.

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Apr 11th, '06, 20:46

Go for two helpers and you can just supervise.

Carter Brey · Post by **Carter Brey** » Apr 11th, '06, 21:14

I carried my CD25 mast around by myself, no problem. It probably weighed about 60 lbs.

The problem is not the weight; the problem is that it turns you into a walking menace, or at best an incipient Laurel and Hardy pratfall. Plan your moves very carefully, especially if you're in a boatyard.

Carter

tartansailor · Post by **tartansailor** » Apr 11th, '06, 21:15

My CD 25 sports the 4.5" X 2.75" CD-3 Spartan mast which weighs 1.49#/ft. So at 26.5' the mast alone weighs 39.5#

Now add winches, wires, castings, cables, ropes and blocks, and you are up to what Carter estimated above.

Refer to Spartan Masts at the "Where to Look" section of this board to get the size and weight of your mast.

Dick

Dick Villamil · Post by **Dick Villamil** » Apr 11th, '06, 22:54

Before moving the mast make sure that all standing rigging is secured every 4 or 5 feet - especially the turnbuckles since it is difficult to avoid dragging them on the ground where they will certinly become attached to a snag on the ground - especially when you are trying to turn the mast around a corner! Also - remove the wind vane and unship the spreaders to avoid damage to them. Better yet - get 2 friends to help while you supervise with a cold beer!

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Apr 12th, '06, 18:23

I was able to move around the mast of my CD36 with only 2 people, though I never tried moving it more then a few feet. You should have no problems moving it around yourself, but a second person would certainly make it easier!

Gary M · Post by **Gary M** » Apr 12th, '06, 22:46

I'm ready to go, the last of the supplies should be laid in tomorrow or Friday and a long weekend coming up.

One problem.

Saturday is my wife's birthday and Sunday is Easter. What are my chances of working on the boat this weekend? Slim just left town!

OK, next weekend it is!!

Gary

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So what do you figure my mast weighs? As a guess!

So what do you figure my mast weighs? As a guess!

Re: So what do you figure my mast weighs? As a guess!

Mast weight

Mast Weight

cd mast

Thanks to all!!