sail caddy how to build

[oldman]

I have read with great interest about the sail caddy here and would like to try one. I emailed sail caddy but haven't received a reply so I guess if I had some dimensions and a list of materials I could probably build my own since i am a semi retired farmer and have built a lot of stuff over the years and that would keep me out of the guys way which is why I got into sailing. 2004 M with factory standard boom. would rather not go by trial and error

[Ivan Awfulitch]

I'd drop him another email. I bought a kit from him last year. It's a really nice package, and super easy to install. Wouldn't waste the time trying to reinvent the wheel. I bought a #8 kit via email, he sent me an invoice that I paid with Paypal, and had it in my hands in less than a week from Canada. Chris was very good with communicating and I knew exactly where the order was at all times. Installation took about an hour as I had only the boom (boat was still in storage) and would have gone much quicker if it were on the boat. I used this email address: [email protected]

[oldman]

Thanks for the info. I have emailed him again,and I guess I am impatient, he may be out on a good cruise. I have read enough on this site to know that I would like to have one and would prefer not to build it, but probably can

[oldman]

Just received a reply from Chris at sail caddy. He said with the current economic situation he is unable to supply me with one now. So back to square one.

Ray

[Divecoz]

Is there a web site?

[oldman]

http://www.sailcaddy.com/ Is the web site. As of now there aren't any available. I did contact one of his dealers that because of no availability did have one on a display boat that he parted with, which I just received with no instructions on how to mount. It is put together, but I guess that I will take a good guess and mount it unless somebody can supply the instructions.

[K9Kampers]

The image gallery on that website has some step by step pics that may help you.

[Jim Bunnell]

Mounting is simple. I've looked, but I don't have my instructions any longer. Make sure that when the caddy is raised it is reasonably close to the mast - the majority of the sail material bunches there. Mount it so that it makes a fairly wide V to catch the sail as it is lowered. Other than that - nothing to it. Good luck.

[oldman]

Thanks Rick for the info on how to do it right. I could have got it done looking at the web site, but my boom might have looked like the last bass boat guy shot at me with a ak 47 for not moving fast enough. afterall 4.5mph verses 80mph is alittle slow. Again Thanks

Ray

[Ivan Awfulitch]

Don't know if this has sold, but there is a listing here for a complete new sailcaddy unit for the Mac 26's:

http://macgregorsailors.com/cgi-bin/pho ... AdNum=1881

You might be able to get the instructions from him? Still can't find mine, think I may have discarded them after the install.