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Hook crane up to stand up. Chains on forward stays, forestay back to mast. Lower.


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On Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 9:38 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:

> Wilson,
>
> I suspect that you are using the chains in the wrong place.
>
> There has been more than one version of the mast lifting system, but I
> only know the details  of the one I have (circa 2016).  I'll just have to
> assume that yours is the same .
>
> When you are going to raise the mast, the mast crane should start out
> tipped a little aft of vertical.  The aft lower shrouds are attached
> directly to the mast crane.  The upper shrouds are connected to their
> chainplates.  The forward lower shrouds should also be connected to their
> chainplates, but they won't reach.  This is where the chains are used to
> extend the forward lowers.
>
> When you get to the point where the mast is vertical, the mast crane will
> be close to horizontal, but there should still be enough room to continue
> to rotate the winch handle until the back stays are pretty tight, and the
> forestay can be attached to its chainplate without too much struggle.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On 2021-10-19, at 22:02:11 EDT, Wilson Cook wrote:
> >
> > The previous owner told me the chains on the list needed to be one link
> short.
> > But I could not for the life of me get the pin in the headstay
> chainplate.
> > Lowered it put in second link-closer but no cigar. Lowered again-put in
> third
> > link and was able to crank it down far enough. If crank handle was
> parallel to
> > deck instead perpendicular would have had another turn.
> >
> > As I mentioned earlier I think something was binding at the masthead
> because
> > when it popped the headstay was looser.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
>
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