raising

im about to rise the mast this morning , and the marks on the lower shrouds were erased. I guess the longer ones goes aft because the mast rake is 6 inch forward? made a mast step hinge and rigging to self step the mast, will post pics after I rise the mast this morning.

Note that the "Announcement" at the top of each forum page now shows a message asking for your support to pay the site costs for another year. Payment is quite easy - by PayPal or by mailing a check. Amount is up to you. :cool: So, for all the times throughout the year when you tuned in and...

I recently purchased a used genoa for my E23. After getting the sail I noticed that the reinforced portion of the sail for the spreaders was lower than it should be by about 18 ". Also, that the sail sweeps the deck and has 18" of gap at the top of the jib halyard when the sail is raised...

Hi, I'm about to raise the mast on my E25. I don't know if I have the hinge or not, does anyone have a pic? Basically if I do I can raise it with the shrouds / halyards? Looks pretty easy from the examples I've seen on the net. Adam

I bought the boat a couple of weeks ago, the previous owner had never taken the mast down, but I had to for transportation. I read and reread the booklet about mast raising as well as many posts from this website. Everything seemed easy and made sense except those boom guys :confused:. It all...

Is there anyone out there that has used the system??? My friends & I are getting OLD. I've had the boat 20 yrs. & have never given it a go. Any feedback appreciated!!!

I must admit it was my first time for me to raise sails ever but it was kinda hard. I even asked a passenger to help me to raise the jib. Is it my boat (e-29) or just me?

Happy Holidays everyone! :xmas_sant I've just finished with final exams - and before I disappear into the basement to work on my portfolio (deadline: Jan 15th), I thought I would do a little maintenance, tell everyone what the status of the new site is, and start the annual fund raising...

My E25 did not come with the trailer mast raising option so I had to get these items built recently. There are some tricks to getting it right and when things go wrong, expensive things break. Maybe this is a revisit and a rehash of the obvious, but here it is, nonetheless. Interestingly...

Looking for insights ... We've now had La Petite long enough to appreciate her sailing prowess even under her current crummy sail inventory. For those who weren't reading at the time, La Petite is a fin keel E23-MKII and the main is about a foot short in the foot, in addition to being...