[C320-list] Standing Rigging-Winter Layup

[pat reynolds]

I believe the idea is to take the mast down every four or five years in order to check the shrouds, spreaders and mast sheaves. I know my plastic sheaves have been replaced once due to wear which means removing the mast plate at the top.  I know at least one non Catalina that had the shroud part at the point where it went thru the spreaders
 


     On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:54 PM, Kaare Wold <sailor3952 at charter.net> wrote:
   

 Two years ago we had a local yard remove the mast and furler, store for the winter and reinstall in Spring. The checkbook balance shrunk about $700.00.  Been outdoors ever since.
Kaare & Mary Wold.  Sheet Music  #945

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> On Sep 30, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interesting topic. Some yards require masts to be stepped. Some don't. Charges for step/unstopping seem to vary greatly by region/area. The base charge for a round trip at our marina is $500 plus. The plus is $100 for roller furling, and other charges for special conditions. I've only done that once in 11 years. I believe I've heard of some yards that charge about half that. Anyone want to enlighten us?
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marek Fluder [mailto:marekf at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 12:05 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Standing Rigging-Winter Layup
> 
> A very timely question.
> Thanks to all who chime-in.
> I intend to haul and store with mast up this winter.
> Price wise it turns out to be the same - my yard charges for mast
> stepping/unstepping+mast storage or extra $$ for winter storage with mast
> up.
> Storing with the mast up saves quite bit of work...
> I intent to loosen up the rig a bit so the static load is lowered, but not
> to the point that any dynamic loads during some stronger winds throughout
> the winter would make the rig to appear slack.
> I am not an expert on the subject, just my gut feeling about this.
> 
> Marek
> #1028
> Hamilton, ON
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Kaare Wold <sailor3952 at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Skippers-Here in Wisconsin we haul out, winterize, cover, and store
>> outdoors with mast up.  Is it advisable to loosen each turnbuckle a couple
>> of turns or is it ok to leave the rig tensioned as is?  Thanks for your
>> comments and advice on this debated subject.
>> Kaare Wold. Sheet Music #945
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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