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Systems: Mast and Rigging |
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The Mast Arrives In April, I had ordered my mast and boom from Metalmast Marine in Connecticut, expecting a mid-June delivery that would have tied in with my original launching plans. Since I didn't intend to change the general dimensions of the rig as originally supplied with the Triton hull, the basic sail plan would remain constant, but I had decided to extend the mast to the keel for stepping. Therefore, I had to carefully measure the height from the mast step support to the top of the cabin trunk to allow for this excess. Since I couldn't obtain an accurate measurement until the cabin trunk was actually built, this postponed my mast order until April. I ordered a section 6342, 6.3" x 4.2", with tapered upper section, jumper struts, airfoil spreaders, internal halyards, lighting, and all the accessories needed. I also ordered a 5033 section boom with internal outhaul and reefing system. Since I knew I'd have no time at the end, I ordered the spars with a white Imron finish. Of course, everything else took longer than expected, my own work included, but by mid-June I still had no spars, and hadn't yet received definitive word on when they would be ready. Finally, after several phone calls, I nailed down a delivery date, and eagerly anticipated the arrival of the new spars. |
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mast and boom arrived on an interesting custom trailer attached to a
pickup. The driver told me that the trailer body would actually
telescope substantially to carry much larger rigs; it was retracted to
its full extent for my mast, and there was still ample room for a much
larger spar. |
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new mast was beautiful, and exhibited the excellent welding work I had
come to expect from Metalmast. I was immediately jealous of the
mast and wished I could keep it for Glissando--it was a fine piece of
work, and I was very pleased. The mast was unrigged, of course,
and I'd have to deal with that immediately, but was otherwise complete,
with four internal halyard locations, welded jumper struts, stainless
steel tangs and spreader bases, airfoil spreaders, mast truck, and that
beautiful tapered section above the hounds. Sweet. The boom
was just like one that I had previously ordered for Glissando. |
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The driver and I removed the mast from the trailer and set it on some horses outside for storage. I'll let the pictures tell the story. |
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