Page two,
Can’t help you on the mast pulpits, but several owners (in addition to Tor)
installed the same design so I’m sure you’ll get some responses on that
query.
I keep my dinghy on deck, but it is a 9′ AB RIB. I can keep that dinghy on
deck, fully inflated, and still get around it to get to the foredeck. It’s
deflated for passages which keeps it within the trunk cabin dimensions.
Since you are considering a hard dinghy of the same length it should fit
within the footprint of my deflated AB, and still allow the installation of
the mast pulpits. I elected not to go with the pulpits because I wanted to
be able to keep my AB fully inflated on the foredeck for coastal cruising,
and the aft end of the dinghy tubes extend on either side of the mast
taking up the space the pulpits need. My Monitor windvane precludes the
use of davits. Tor came up with a solution for both davits and a windvane,
so you should look at that as an alternative to on deck storage for coastal
cruising.
For my AB, I use a bridle and the spinnaker halyard for launching and
retrieving. That allows me to raise the dinghy out of the water against
the hull, but not on deck for overnight security. Not sure it that would
work well with a rigid dinghy as the inflatable tube acts as fender against
the hull.

Regards,
John Stevenson
http://www.svsarah.com

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Page Two wrote:

Can anyone who has installed the recently built mast pulpits that I
believe Tor designed, give me a few dimensions of the fore deck?

1) Athwartship immediately forward of the new mast pulpits, hand rail to
hand rail.

2) From that line…to the front of the cabin house.

3) The height of the forward house to the deck.

4) Overall, from the forward edge of the pulpit line to the aft edge of
the anchor locker.

I’m considering a hard tender. Any and all info anyone has to share about
storing a hard dingy on the fore deck would be appreciated. The dream…9′
Dyer sailing dhow. It’s about 4′ 7″ wide.

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Ken,

The “forward edge of the pulpit line” isn’t necessarily perpendicular to the
boat’s fore & aft plane. A right-handed person will normally stand a little
further forward on the port side of the main mast (where the staysail or
spinnaker halyard winch is) than on the starboard (where the main halyard
winch is). Go try it – stand on both sides of the mast exactly where you’d
want to be to crank the winch – and you’ll see what I mean. The pulpits are
best positioned for that variance, with the port rail several inches further
forward.

So, for your purposes, I’d measure from the foremost foot of the port rail.

Tor

I mounted mine exactly 1/2″ in front of the mast. It was the furthest aft
it could go before special plates had to be made for the feet. I use the
bases for the staysail sheet mounting points.

Bob

On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Silverheels wrote:

Ken,

The vast majority of mast pulpits are mounted symmetrically as you describe.
That’s because they look nice that way and most people don’t really think
much about it when they install them. I’m just pointing out another way of
approaching the placement if someone is putting them on originally.

Tor

Ken
Mast position depends on if you have an early or a late sloop. The early ones were essentially ketches without a mizzen. The later sloops were like cutters with one headstay. The later ones had the mast positioned a couple feet further aft than a ketch version.

Quent

Dude, I would have taken that measurement when you first requested it, but I
don’t have a forward dorade box, nor is there anything left to indicate
where the original anchor well was. So your reference points do not apply
here. Also, I know from experience on my previous boat that it matters how
the dink fits over the forward end of the coachhouse, which means knowing
where the athwartships seat is in the dinghy when it’s inverted up there,
what its beam is at several points, etc. The simple linear measurement you
want isn’t going to tell you what you really want to know, i.e., whether the
dinghy will fit there comfortably.

All that said, it’s about 10′ from my foremost mast pulpit foot to where the
aft edge of original anchor well probably was. My guess is the 9′ dyer will
fit. Maybe.

😉