How long to rig and de-rig D, X or M?

[duganderson]

Wow....what a great forum. Responses are thorough and clear. I really appreciate it!

Thank you! Doug

[Jimmyt]

This is how everything is arranged for trailering (minus open hatches and non-tilted motor).

[Herschel]

I've tried all kinds of shortcuts - leaving things 'mostly rigged' and secured while trailering, leaving the mast raising system attached while trailering or sailing, etc. Bottom line for me: most the time those shortcuts just added time to rigging/de-rigging because inevitably there was just more in the way. I found that when I left everything on like that, cables or lines get tangled and I end up having to raise, lower, and raise the mast again to untangle something.

Now I just turn up the music, get a cold drink and enjoy being in the sun for the 60-90 minutes it takes me to get everything set up or the 90-120 minutes it takes for me to get everything taken down and secured. It's just part of the adventure for me now

Thank you for this. Helps me feel a little better about my approach and the time ranges I have experienced. And my monthly slip fees! But seriously for a moment. Taking our time rigging and unrigging is important for safety. Typically we are stepping around on our cabin top which is probably about 8 feet above a concrete launch ramp prep area among a plethora of tripping hazards. In the hot son. Always good to stay hydrated up there, too. Just some stray thoughts. Stay safe out there.

[Starscream]

It takes me 1 hour for our 26X, solo, with no mast-raising system. That includes putting up the full cockpit enclosure, solar panels, cushions, docklines, running the halyard and downhaul back to the cockpit, fenders, launch and park. Putting it back on the trailer takes about 45 minutes.

But I've been practicing for 15 years. And I have quick-release hardware on every connection point, so no tools required. I don't use any nuts or bolts for the entire rig.

The trick to solo raising the mast without a winch is the second forestay. Before I lift the mast I extend the 2nd forestay with a dockline, and run it through the pulpit back to the mast base, so that I can tie it off to a stantion and the mast stays up while I walk the furler forward to pin in place. The 2nd forestay is then attached to the bow pulpit, and it has a turnbuckle that can be tightened to make it easy to pin the furler, and then loosened so that the furler forestay takes the load.

An old photo:

[Be Free]

Don't feel bad. It took me a couple of years to realize it was inefficient to take the MRS and the baby stays off.

BTW: with the baby stays attached you can roll the mast all the way to the stern and they will hold it there on the support if you need to untangle something (like the backstay wrapped around the outboard foot ) or a shroud hung on a stanchion.

It will also work to lower the top of the mast while the boat is still on the trailer so you can work on it from a shorter ladder.

[NiceAft]

Don't feel bad. It took me a couple of years to realize it was inefficient to take the MRS and the baby stays off.

BTW: with the baby stays attached you can roll the mast all the way to the stern and they will hold it there on the support if you need to untangle something (like the backstay wrapped around the outboard foot ) or a shroud hung on a stanchion.

It will also work to lower the top of the mast while the boat is still on the trailer so you can work on it from a shorter ladder.

Thank you Sensi.