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Downbucket
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Initially Posted - 10/10/2005 :  23:48:55  Show Profile
Hi:

Well,the rain held up long enough here in Maine today to allow me to take off the sails and unstep the mast on Tako Kichi. First time taking the mast down. A lot easier than I anticipated although the mast was a lot heavier than the 60 to 70 pounds some have said it weighs. There were three of us involved. Michael guided it down by holding the roller furling, I stood on the cabin top to catch it and guide it back to Dan who stood in the cockpit. Thanks guys. She'll be hauled out on Wednesday and transported to her winter home. Plan to cover her using the method from a Good Old Boat article published in the November/December, 2004 issue. Will report how it works out.

Will
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/12/2005 :  16:59:35  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
70 lbs dead weight, when you take about 35 of that and spread it out on a fulcrum 10-20 feet away from you it probably feels like a hell of a lot more.

I'm no physics major, but I'm sure sombody could come up with the weight at varying degrees of up or down????
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Response Posted - 10/13/2005 :  00:16:34  Show Profile  Visit tmhansen's Homepage
The mast may weigh 70 lbs but when you add the roller furler you do add a bit more weight.
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