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barleyrooty
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Initially Posted - 06/23/2011 :  13:04:07  Show Profile
I know this has come up before, but when I looked back at the old post all the pictures has gone awol.

So may I prevail upon your wisdom once more to tell me:

How exactly do I rig my topping lift? I see I have the line there, doing nothing, and not running up the mast.

Right now I'm just using the dangerous rat-tail.

If it makes a difference, I have the original single-line reef system (for now).

Thanks!

Phil
Lulu, 2001 C250 WB #540
Keyport, NJ
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PCP777
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Response Posted - 06/23/2011 :  13:25:11  Show Profile
It needs to come from your mast head and attach to your boom.
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vholmstrom
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Response Posted - 06/23/2011 :  13:37:51  Show Profile
My C250 came from Catalina with a halyard style topping lift. The line runs from the aft end of the boom to a block at the top of the mast, then down to a cleat on the mast near the gooseneck.

I recently ran that line through a block at the base of the mast, through a deck organizer, to a clutch on the cabin top, so I could control it from the cockpit. Fortunately, the topping lift line, my reefing lines, and the outhaul came from Catalina long enough to run to the cockpit.
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superbob
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Response Posted - 06/23/2011 :  13:53:40  Show Profile  Visit superbob's Homepage
What you're seeing is the "ring" portion of the toping lift that is attached to your boom. Sounds like you're missing the line that's attached to the head end of your mast which has a coupling that secures to the ring. The line holding the ring travels inside the interior of the boom and can be adjusted with via a cleat at the opposite end.

Question: When you sails are down what's holding your boom in place?
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 06/23/2011 :  15:12:42  Show Profile
I am surprised that Catalina went external with the topping lift in '11. My 04 came with the lift anchored to the masthead, then to the aft boom around a sheave through the boom to a forward sheave around it back in the boom and exit near the rear in front of a clam cleat. I wonder if the '11 has three sheaves in the for and aft boom or just two?
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barleyrooty
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Response Posted - 06/24/2011 :  10:57:13  Show Profile
Thanks for the responses. I think I have it figured out now. Sounds like I have the same setup as Frog is describing, but with the line exiting the front of the boom and then just sitting on the deck!

To answer your question, Bob, it's a "rat tail" - a short wire off the backstay. Works fine for being moored or under power, but hoisting means either a) dropping the boom on deck and then hoisting it, or b) leaving the rat tail on until after the hoist - which I ONLY do in very light wind as it risks a knock-down.
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 06/24/2011 :  12:34:59  Show Profile
My topping lift came out the front of the boom on the starboard sheave then back in to the aft end. I pulled it out of the boom and ran it to the aft block on the mast plate, then through the deck organizer to the left clutch on the starboard side next to the main halyard.
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vholmstrom
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Response Posted - 06/25/2011 :  09:16:42  Show Profile
My 2011 C250 still has 3 sets of sheaves in the boom. They are used by the 2 aft reefing lines and the outhaul. All three boom lines and the topping lift came long enough to run back to the cockpit. I added 2 triple clutches, 2 4-way deck organizers, and blocks to the base of the mast for a setup similiar to Frogs.
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