Chrysler Sailors Forum

Do my eyes deceive me? I just saw a video on youtube of the mast of a 1976 c22 being raised by one person on the hard... with no bridles. Just search under Chrysler sailboats and it will come up. Check it out... I hope my eyes are not that bad and the narrator did not say one word about the use of bridles during the whole video.

Terrence
Wilmington N.C.
Chrysler 26 1980
Pandora (for now)

All I can say is WOW It is much mor safe to use the bridles. It cost me less then $10 to make a set.

Remember, this is how the manual has you step the mast without the optional bridles.

I do like how it's ok to let the mast smash the ground, that cost me a new windvane when it happend accidently.

I would also guess there may be a new member here at some point looking for a new step cause their finger broke off.

YIKES!

I would not recommend this method.
There is literally no room for error.


Scott

Wow! Looks like he has the shrouds snugged up tight and maybe acting like a bridle. But dang, when that mast started to swing, the pucker factor went up!

One question, the pin looked to be about 12 inches long, does anyone else use one that size? Ours was about 4 inches only. Does "size matter?"

Fran my pin is a 12" threded rod ground smooth with a wrap of duct tape. I bought the rod at Lowes for less then $5, he might have the same set-up. I want to weld a thick formed washer to my pin so it can't slide in tothe boom and be just a little more stable.

We drilled a hole through the pin and stuck a long cotter through it, that keeps it from dropping into the boom.

I have the same pin as Mario, came from the same chain store, but is wrapped in white electical tape.

I can see the point that the shrouds will not let the mast get too far off to either side, and as long as the mast doesn't bind on the hook it should be okay. I'd be worried that the mast would slip off the hook as it was swinging to the side.

Assuming you go up fast with the mast it works okay, but I wouldn't try it myself having had EE's mast get away from me when the step ripped out..