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jm011602
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Initially Posted - 09/21/2007 : 14:10:21

may i please have some suggestions on how to best raise the mast of my cp25? is it easier to do it with the boat in the water or on dry land on its cradle? would this be a tow man job or would four be better? thanks in advance. newbie joe

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/21/2007 : 18:18:31

joe
you can raise the mast on land or water. I have set ours both places. First make sure your sheaves are ok, your masthead light works, and you have all of your halyards set, and in good shape. Next check your spreaders, they tend to be loose, I fixed mine by removing the cotter pin and inserting stainless hardware. Once everything is ready to go, you can attach the side stays, and aft lowers to the deck, make sure the lower part of the turnbuckle is set for and aft.

I had the mast aft of the hinged mast base. You need three people to help out, you willalso need the pin that goes in the base to hold the boomvang, the mast bolt, and a 2x6x8'. Take the genoa halyards and tie it off at the base of the mast, tie a genoa sheet to the end of this halyard to give you room on the sheet to get the mast up, take the new sheet and run it thru a block attached to the forward genoa tack. Then run this line back to the winch,under all rigging and stays. Have guy 1 start to raise the mast as guy 2 uses the winch and guy 3 is at the base trying to hold it in place, once the mast is upaniut 8' you will haveenough room to set the bolt, 2x6 is handy at this point. Now have guy 1&2 start pushing the mast up fast as guy 3 winches very fast, take the forstay and connect it to the pin. The forstay on or boat is 31'-10" pin to pin including the turnbuckle, this gives us enough take in the mast for our mainsail cut 8 to 10" take. Take the stays and square the mast side to side by a halyard and a point on the rail. Look at the mast from aft and see that it looks strait. Tighten aft lowers for 3/4" prebend,our is set at 32 on the loose guage. I have the shrouds set at 39 and the lower forwards are hand tight in 2 to 12 knots then tightened above 12.

Hope this helps

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jm011602
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 : 21:45:56

hi cs,
thanks for this very valuable tip. i will be using it this week. can you clarify a little bit on what and how the 2x6x8' (board??) is for? thanks.

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/23/2007 : 22:21:48

Joe,

the 2x6x8 is for the guy in the back of the cockpit holding up the mast when you are running around trying to find the pin, straiten a halyard, untangle a shroud, or find the forstay. We had on one our boat for just that reason. It was used when we brought the mast down, going back up went really fast, but it's nice to have just in case. The companionway hatch gets in the way of the mast connecting to the mast base, then raising. You will notice that the mast has to be raised about 8'-0" off of the deck before you can attach the mast to the plate.

BTW - On the plate, its only secured by a couple of bolts thru the deck, and the mast weight will pull it up and out of the deck. I wrote the instructions on my phone while waiting for my wife the other day, I will edit it later tonight or tomorrow. It's a simple process when you have done it a couple of times, I'm getting good at it.

Have fun - Be carefull

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jm011602
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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 11:02:04

hi cs,
may i ask what exactly is the stainless hardware you used on your spreaders? i will need to know what to ask for when i buy the stuff. thanks. joe

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Ericson33
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Response Posted - 09/27/2007 : 12:08:50

Joe,

If you take a look a the Spreader Drawing from the Capri25.com site

http://www.capri25.com/DRAWINGS/Cp%2025%20Spreader%20Blade.jpg

you will see the hole thru the spreader that I changed from a cotter pin to a Bolt, flat washer, Spreader, Flat washer, Lock washer, Lock nut. I think it was a 1/8 dia. x 2" bolt Phillips head round for each spreader.

The problem with the stock spreaders is that the connection from the spreader to the mast has a lot of flex, I found that our spreader was dropping down towards the deck. I also feel that this connection should be really tight and secure. the last thing I want is for the spreader to drop, the stay to loosen on a windy day.

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