P19 Mast raising revisited

Rich Gort (rich@gorts.com)
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:34:46 -0700 (PDT)


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I have been using the jib halyard with one turn around the center of the
bow pulpit to assist in mast raising / lowering. I plan to add a boom
vang this year and it occurred to me that maybe it could be used to assist
with this function too. I see attaching one end of the vang to the
trailer toungue (not thinking about doing this on the water yet) and the
other end to the jib halyard. I wonder if anyone is doing anything like
this...I would probably want to add a block to the pulpit (or some other
means of turning the halyard at the pulpit height) that could pass the
halyard with a loop or some other method of easily attaching it to the
boom vang. It looks like I would have 5 or 6 feet of movement, which I
would think would be enough to do the job (my geometry is a little stale,
but I figure 4 ft of movement would be enough).

The thing I like about this idea (in addition to the 3 to 1 mechanical
advantage) is the ability to lock the line at a mid position when stays
get tangled and need to be be straightened. This is when my helper
(normally my very patient better half) starts to loose her patience. I
also LOVE the idea of being able to use one piece of equipment for two
totally different purposes.

Has anyone tried this? Is my reasoning sound? Any recommendations for
the turn at the pulpit? Recommendations for mounting it on the pulpit,
preferably at the center?

Rich Gort
P19 #202 SAYOKO
Lake Stevens, WA
Sailing Northern Puget Sound and North Cascades Mountain Lakes