Mast Step

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:44 pm

Does any one have any pics of their mast step.
Mine plate was off and need to find out what I have and what I need to fid.
Any help is appreciated.

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:45 pm

And I also need spell-check, lol--Jeez!

Alanhod · Post by **Alanhod** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:06 pm

Yes, Captain Scott has the step by step with photo's on his Web site.

http://www.captainscottsailing.com/SteppingTheMast.php

I also got the original manual pages before seeing Captain Scotts video from...
http://chryslersailing.lizards.net/sail_exchange.html
and
http://chryslersailing.lizards.net/sail ... l#Webpages

Stepping the mast pages were contained here, I think, but the link is broken right now. Maybe it will come back up.
http://www.sailboatspecs.com/sailboatsp ... boatLen=22

I had 3 people total dropping the mast and 3 stepping the mast again. Turns out the plate my mast sits on is not stock OEM. The OEM has a hook that the mast sits on and it holds the mast in place when raising or lowering the mast. My boat does not have this hook. My boat has a rectangular post about 3 inches tall with no hook. I had to raise the mast up that 3 inches before I could lean it back and once I had it up the 3 inches it was connected to nothing so I had to have one person hold the mast to the base while I lowered it with the block and boom as described in the manual. I had another person on the back to ease the mast to level. My push pit rail is bent from some prior mast dropping event before I owned the boat. One day I will have to put in the same hinge plate arrangement Captain Scott has then I too can step the mast alone.

Thanks
Alan

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:24 pm

Thanks for the links, they're great.
I'm gonna have to send some pics of what I have hardware wise.
I have a big ss plate that has a lot of holes in it.
Mine doesn't have the "hook" for the center of the mast either.
I need to get that hinge set-up also, soo cool!

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:33 pm

BTW, Your pic are great, love the whole album.

This pic may be the best c-22 shot ever.
Note to slef, new thread: pic contest........hmmmm.

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:39 pm

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:41 pm

I'll get the hang of this yet!

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:16 pm

You can see more of the mast step before and after shots by clicking the "Lady Di" Link in my signature currently labled as "SOLD".

You'll notice she looks a lot like your boat!!
Scott

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:19 pm

She sure does!
She was a beauty. Glad she went to a good home.
Love the pics with both of the girls.

Mast pics are great, I'm putting a hinge plate on my Christmas list.
Found it on rigrite, Did you drill more holes to use all 6 like the original.
Have a halyard guide plate allready.

Great stuff-Thanks

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:36 pm

j42goose wrote: Did you drill more holes to use all 6 like the original.

Yes, I did. Also drilled the base of the mast.
Remember if you use a self tapping screw for the mast drive it in a quarter turn then back it out drive it in another quarter turn and back it out.
If you try to simply drive the screw into the mast without backing out very regularly you may break the heads of them!!!!

Don't ask how I know . . . . .

Scott

J. Austin · Post by **J. Austin** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:27 pm

Thanks, great tip!