| Mast Weights #32718 04/28/04 09:16 AM 04/28/04 09:16 AM |
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 606 Maryland Kris Hathaway OP
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Posts: 606 Maryland | Curious. Its time again to move the cat out of winter storage and to lug that heavy and long Nacra 6.0NA mast around to the beach.
How much does your boat's mast weigh? I'm jealous of those A-Cats. What about the I-20 or I-18 CF masts? My Nacra 5.2's mast was much lighter, still I have not been able to find mast weights on the internet.
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Here are the number I can remember
I-20 mast = at minimum 18 kg or 39 lbs (this number could be just the mast blank) Taipan / alu F16 mast fully fitted = 15.5 kg = 34 lb F16 carbon = min 13 kg = min 29 lbs FX-one alu mast fully fitted = 20 kg = 44 lbs I-17 carbon = I can't remember the number but it was heavier than the Taipan alu. A-cat = just under 10 kg fully fitted = just under 22 lbs
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | alright, I finally broke down and weighed the 6.0 Mast. Keep in mind this is with most of the rigging attached but it came in at 63lbs (28.5kg).
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I just calculated the lifting effort required to bring the 6.0NA mast overhead - it's about a 150 to 160lb dead lift. No wonder I've thrown my back out twice doing that!
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Bill,
I learned pretty quickly that heaving that mast up was not a good idea as well. I too use my trailer mast support but I have a winch with a webbing belt and a carabiner that I attach to the loop on one of my trapeze wires. Once the mast is handed to me, I support it on my knee and wait for my crew to get over to the winch. Once he has taken up the slack and gets it taught, I start to push up while he quickly cranks the winch. It goes very easy this way. Once it's up, I use the winch to tighten the rigging by continuing to pull forward on the trap wire while we attach the forestay. Works pretty well.
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Yes - be worried. Don't let the foil hang on those wires. The previous owner of my boat did and the wires really showed it and made me worried until I replaced them. In my case, I have a spin pole that I leave on the boat on the trailer (I extended my tongue 7' so I could tow mast behind RV and I can also leave my 14' pole attached to the boat). I have a small arm off the mast support that supports the spin pole and keeps it held high. This supports the foil in an almost tensioned position. If you don't have a spin pole, you might be able to come up with some sort of support vertically from the trailer to support the foil.
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