[C320-list] Stack Pack purchased from Cheasapeake Sails

[Troy Dunn]

Rod-

If you get stuck, give Chuck O'Malley a call.

Here is what we do on Hull #514.   We only remove the stack pack and sail,
not the boom which is another approach.

Remove all reef lines.
Open the slug gate
Remove all battens.  I do this as I'm flaking the sail nicely into the bag
and allow the slugs to escape the gate.  Their are ties in your sail bag so
you can secure the main inside.  Use them to keep the main in one place, if
they aren’t long enough, extend them with sailties.
Untie the back of the bag which is most likely tied to your topping lift
shackle.
Untie the front of the bag.
Remove the outhaul pin and remove the clew from the shackle, repin the
shackle and outhaul wire.
Unzip the sailbag lower the lazy jack and untie the jacks from the line.
Secure line to the mast (don't lose that line).
Throw the lazy jacks into the sailbag.
Now you should be able to simply move the bag to one side of the mast and
slide the whole thing forward off the boom.
If you can't get the entire sail and bag off the boom you can first remove
the two long poles in the bag and then sorta fold the whole deal up as you
get it past the mast.

Once you have it all off the boat, lay it all out nicely and fold to your
liking.  Or...just leave it in the bag and store below.   We don’t so this,
I like to get as much stuff off the boat as possible to make way for winter
projects.

Good luck-

Troy

On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 11:25 AM mark at thehagertys.org <mark at thehagertys.org>
wrote:

> Rod - this is what I sent you on Oct 8, might not have made the trip:
>
> Hi Rod -
>
> As I recall, I untied the lazy jacks from the stack pack (tying them off
> to one of the shrouds), slid all the guides off the luff, unhooked the tack
> and clew, then slid the whole enchilada off toward the bow. From there we
> slide it into the cockpit and down through the companionway.
>
> Hope this helps - I don’t think I’ve left anything out. A
>
> Cheers, and stay safe
>
> Mark
>
>
> > On Oct 26, 2020, at 10:57 AM, Rod Boer <rod.boer1 at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > Earlier in the year before August, I purchased a Stack Pack from
> Chesapeake
> > Sails.  The product was very good, but I had already made the decision
> that
> > I was not going to be sailing this year.  The boat is 20 years old and I
> > decided I was going to repair and upgrade were it made sense. My
> microwave
> > died last fall, I  had purchased a new i60 Analogue wind instrument.  So
> as
> > I approached haul out I realized that I had to remove all of the stuff
> that
> > was in the Stack Pack in order to put the winter boat covers on the
> boat.  I
> > will need to remove all the lines on the stack pack and tie them to the
> > lines forward of the mast.
> >
> >
> >
> > In the spring I remember getting an email from someone on this list that
> > indicated that they were able to pull the entire stack pack off the boat
> > intact.
> >
> > Frankly I never gave the winterized boat canvas cover a thought through
> the
> > summer.  Any advice on removing  stack pack would be welcome. If I can
> slide
> > the whole device off would be great!
> >
> >
> >
> > Rod Boer
> >
> > C320, Odyssey, 688
> >
>
>