Rigging the Catalina 22 Boom as a Gin Pole for Mast Stepping
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2015
- Demonstration of how I rig the boom of a Catalina 22 sailboat to work as a gin pole to assist with mast raising and lowering.
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Nice job! And nice that you engineered and shared it. I was also wondering how I could use the boom as you did. My boat doesn't have the step hinge so I'll have to add it and attach a tab as you did. Thank you so much, saved the cost of a crane everytime put in and take out my boat. Nice and thoughtful engineering, thanks.
Hmmm, that is a genius system. gin poles i have used always attached to the mast. attach to the tabernackle hmmm.. i like it... boom/ginpole maybe not as much... and gin line at tabernackle at the sanctions ! great idea. i was going behind the tabernackle and dealing w/ arching of the lines , i will give this a try... ching for me... thanks for the great tips. my 1976 paceship mouete 20 has a heavy 24' mast.
You're half right. The gin pole provides leverage but it doesn't counter the weight of the mast. The mast is still as heavy, you just have a more effective place to lift it from.
I truly appreciate your video's they truly have helped me with my newly purchased Cat22. You had mentioned Jeffy reef rigging setup, I have pulleys and other Items on my boom that I have no clue what they are used for. I "think" they are for a jiffy reef. Could you please do a video on your riffing setup?
Thanks again for all of your hard work on these video's I know what it takes and you have done a great job with them.
John
Hi, John
Check out my article at stingysailor.com/2018/11/24/single-line-jiffy-reefing-2/ for one type of setup.
Great stuff, thanks for sharing a video of this! What exactly is the "gin pole" doing? Is it simply a counter balance? Does it need much weight to function?
+Islander Sailboat Ah, watched a few more videos and it does look like a counter balance. Essentially there's no leverage to pull a mast up into the air - So it's easier to pull the "gin pole" downwards (& therefore pull the top of the mast up as an after effect)...?
Did you fabricate the gold anodized aluminum angle bracket or buy it? How thick is it?
Yes, I did, from a scrap that I had on hand already. It's 1/4" thick and there's a link to a fabrication drawing on my website at the link in the description along with more info.
@@stingysailor5677 Thank you very much! I was able to download the drawing, but am confused. You said it was 1/4" (and it might be looking at the picture, not sure), but the drawing says it is 0.125 in, or 1/8". Any suggestions as to where to find the material with which to fabricate it? I struck out at Lowe's and Menard's hardware stores.
@@billcastor3487 Mine is 1/4" thick but it doesn't need to be that thick. The load on it is in compression. It just happened to be the thickness of the stock that I had on hand. I made it 1/8" on the drawing as a minimum, which should be easier to find and lower cost. You can make it any thickness you want so long as it fits in the gooseneck. The big box stores don't typically carry material that thick. I buy from a couple of different local metal suppliers who have cut-off piles from which to choose at half price.
@@stingysailor5677 Thank you for the update. I found a 12" x 2" x 3" x 1/4" piece for a reasonable price so I went for that.
I'm curious about what you have on the starboard side of the mast. It appears you have something "coiled" between the mast base and the halyard plate. Did you fabricate the aluminum bracket yourself or have it made for you?
I'm not quite sure what you're referring to exactly. Can you describe it a little more? You might be referring to the lanyard that connects the quick pin to the boom. Or are you asking about the line laying on the deck on the port side of the mast? That's the boom downhaul and its block that connects to the gooseneck. It works like a Cunningham. I describe it on my website here: stingysailor.com/2014/05/25/boom-downhaul-solution-2/. And yes, I did fabricate the bracket myself. There's a dimensioned drawing available on the Downloads page to subscribers of my website. If you sign up for free, you can download it and other drawings and files.
Please disregard. I viewed the video on my TV vs cellphone and realized there was nothing there.
I am a subscriber but I'm unable to log in and download a diagram of your mast crutch.
Please send me an email using the Contact page on my website at stingysailor.com and I'll send the password to you. Thanks for watching!