Submitted by harold.stocks on
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Mast LifterFull view of Mastlifter |
Mast Lifter BaseTrimmed Pole 89x38x2400 long Steel tube Long threaded bolt |
Mast Lifter TopClimbers Pulley D Shackle Eye Bolt 8mm winching rope |
Mast Lifter_0Full view of Mastlifter |
Mast lifter Winch600 lb winch with wire cable replaced 8mm braided rope |
3 Comments
Thanks
Submitted by stuart.mcwilliam on
Can't thanks you enough. That's my Winter project sorted!
Best regards
Stu
Your mast raiser looks really
Submitted by roly.simpson on
Your mast raiser looks really good Harold.
I wonder , does your winch have the feature found on the original m raisers whereby the rope will not pull back but you can manually wind it out under tension ?
Just a note also re fixing baby stays...the original system uses a carefully measured loop of rope to attach the stays to which the allows the lines to remain just tight enough at all times.
Best regards, Roly
Mast Lifter
Submitted by harold.stocks on
Hi Roly,
Thanks. The winch has a pawl and cog with three settings so it can hold on the lift or lowering. Also it can freewheel if you want.
It only cost a tenner off the internet - bargain.
We just use rope for the babystays. Tied between the Mast Bail and the fairleads on the safety rail posts. You only really need to tie the stay slightly slack and it will be fine. Nearly all the work is done by the stay on the opposite side of the rollerfurler jib due to its weight. After we lifted the mast using the Mastlifter we didn't fancy having to use the turnbuckle on the jib stay to retension the system as it involved a lot of work. We tied a boaconstrictor knot around the rollerfurler passed the line around the anchor roller and around the a winch at the cockpit. It took only seconds to winch the jib T bolt over the stay and pop in a Clevis pin. Job done.
Best Wishes
Harry