We are all chompin' at the bit here in Montana. Only 3 more months until we
can step our masts!!! Some of our snow is melting but there is more on the
way.

I have been meaning to add some captions to the trailer pictures for Bruce.
I included a couple pictures of a 1/2 ton Suburban towing the boat and
trailer and it was kind of a joke. We were "only" moving the trailer from
one yard to another to get it road ready. The load looks a lot better
behind a one-ton or bigger truck! Like stepping the mast, there can be some
anxious moments.

Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonadora" <sonadora@sail2live.com>
To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:55 AM
Subject: RE: [Baba-L] Mast Replacement

> Ken,
>
> That's a great suggestion! I will have to try that this year. This will
> probably help with balancing also. That hasn't been a big problem though
> we
> almost lost one of our shorter crewmembers the first time we stepped the
> mast. We're old hats at it now and can raise/lower with two people in 1/2
> hour. It's a ritual I look forward to in the spring as the most
> significant
> moment of the year.
>
> By the way Ken, I'm going to post the pictures of your terrific trailer on
> the BBS if that's okay with you.
>
> Rick Beddoe
> s/v Soņadora, 1978 Baba 30
> Minneapolis, MN
> http://sail2live.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-baba-l@ballreich.net [mailto:owner-baba-l@ballreich.net] On
> Behalf Of Ken Beiser
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 9:31 AM
> To: baba-l@ballreich.net
> Subject: Re: [Baba-L] Mast Replacement
>
> Rick,
>
> When you rig your mast for lifting, put a strap or stout line in the loop
> that you normally allow to slide up to the spreaders. Attached that line
> to
>
> a winch drum and adjust so it will still be below the spreaders a couple
> inches even after stretching. Then cleat it at the base of the mast and
> it
> will keep your spreader from being stressed and also when you are stepping
> the mast in spring, it allows you to retrieve the lifting the strap down
> at
> the deck when you are done. Works great and much easier on wiring and the
> spreader and it's attachments.
>
> I still like our spruce stick but I am a wood guy.
>
> Ken
> Moonshadow II
> Whitefish, MT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sonadora" <sonadora@sail2live.com>
> To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:39 AM
> Subject: RE: [Baba-L] Mast Replacement
>
>
>>5 years ago we had our mast refurb'd (it's aluminum). They ran all new
>> wiring and added a tricolor/anchor masthead light along with spreader
>> lights
>> on the spreaders. The spreader lights are terrific and I would highly
>> recommend them if you haven't had them in the past. One thing I'll
>> mention
>> about that, however, is to be sure you have all the wiring for the
>> spreader
>> lights run internal to the spreader. The yard that did our mast, though a
>> fabulous yard (Schooner Creek Boatworks, Portland) did a shoddy job of
>> wiring these lights. They simply ran the wire out of the mast just below
>> the
>> spreader then back into the spreader on the bottom side. Not really a
>> problem if you don't unstep/step your mast every season like we do. When
>> we
>> use the jib crane to lift the mast, the strap holds the mast just below
>> the
>> spreaders and captures the wiring. This has pulled the grommet out of the
>> mast and may be the reason we have no spreader light on the starboard
>> side.
>>
>> I would rather they had run the wire through the spreader mounting boss.
>>
>> Speaking of spreaders, make sure the material is as substantial as you
>> can
>> tolerate weight wise. Again due to all the stepping/unstepping we do, the
>> spreaders have flexed and there's a small crack in the base where it
>> slides
>> over the mounting boss.
>>
>> Man...the list just gets longer and longer.
>>
>> Rick Beddoe
>> s/v Soņadora, 1978 Baba 30
>> Minneapolis, MN
>> http://sail2live.com
>>
>>
>>
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