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gmcdent
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Initially Posted - 04/17/2005 :  23:18:35  Show Profile
I am adding a topping lift this year on a Standard rig. Does anyone have the length Is it 27.5 feet in length?
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 04/18/2005 :  10:46:02  Show Profile
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<br />I am adding a topping lift this year on a Standard rig. Does anyone have the length Is it 27.5 feet in length?
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George,

I'm assuming you want the distance from the masthead to the end of the boom, right?...My calculations have it just shy of 27'.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 04/18/2005 :  12:47:18  Show Profile
Hi George,

It would be a good idea to run more line than you need. Take for instance the 27 feet that Don suggested and run an extra 2 to 3 feet. Attach it to the mast head and then when the mast is up rig an adjustable device at the boom end trimming as you need to. On Calista I use a 5 inch piece of teak 1/2 " thick by 1.25" wide, drill two holes in it, one on either end. Then pass one end of the line through one hole, pass it through the boom end fitting and then through the other hole and tie a barrel knot in the line. The length of line is adjusted by lifting the piece of teak to the height that you want the boom to be and when you release the teak it will jam holding the boom at that height. Much like the tent pole tighteners that campers use.

Val on Calista # 3936
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tinob
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Response Posted - 04/18/2005 :  12:53:27  Show Profile
Oh and welcome to the forum. Huntington CT is about twenty/thirty miles north of my slip on Great South Bay. Have a great season.

Val on Calista # 3036
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