RE: P19 Mast Raising

From: Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Date: Sun Feb 27 2000 - 20:22:54 PST


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FWIW I routinely rig my P19 alone. I'm 6'0 about 210, and don't have any super-human
upper body strength. My method is similar to Mac's, though I usually step on
the sink with my left foot and head compartment (on my older p19) with the right
as I walk the mast up. Like others have said, the difficulty is keeping the
mast from drifting side-to-side. The babystays help prevent this, if your boat
has them. Mine does not. I usually run a line from the jib halyard through a
block on the bow to help stabilize it, but i don't always do that.

It is much nicer with a second person though, who can at least hang onto the
jib halyard for you to stabilize things while you scramble forward to attach
the forestay.

Also, if your boat doesn't have it, I suggest using a quick-release pin on the
forestay, with a short lanyard so you can't drop the little $8 gadget overboard.
That saves me several minutes in mast raising.

Other things that I find helpful: Keep all the stays attached.I know a few folks
remove them for trips. I coil up the backstay and hang it off the crutch. On
the sidestays I've put plastic covers on them so they dont mar the finish when
down. For securing all the lines and stays when trailering, I start at the masthead
and wrap all the rigging with the main halyard in a spiral manner, all the way
down to the base of the mast. This neatly secures everything and doesn't require
any extra bungees or whatever.
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