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I’m getting ready to mount my mast pulpits. These are the ones from
Railmakers that a lot of you also have. I did a quick scan of the forum and
members sites and found the following information:On Bob’s mast pulpit article for s/v
Pelican<http://thesailinglife.blogspot.com/2008/05/mast-rails-and-their-installation.html>he
mentions he set his pulpits more aft than everyone elses.Pete’s post about his is a tad more custom because of his dorades
http://www.dublerenterprises.com/Pearson424/MastPulpit.pdf (about 3MB with
lots of photos)
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***case sensitive***So here’s my question:
Where did you place yours and can you send a pic?Did the feet of your pulpits find a spot where they sat completely flush to
the deck? I was just setting mine on the deck thinking about placement and
they don’t sit perfect anywhere on the deck around the mast. They angle on
the back leg seems to be a tad steep for instance. I have no problem putting
a starboard wedge under it, but I’m curious what y’all did.Also, seems like you might want to eliminate the last rung on the deck
handle with the mast pulpit right up next to it or straddling it (if the
back leg goes more outboard), did anyone modifiy their deck handles?Thanks,
-p—
s/v Deep Playa | Pearson 424 Hull #152 | http://www.DeepPlaya.com
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Pat,
I suggest you stand and lash you mast pulpits (BEFORE you drill any holes!)
about where you imagine they should be and keep them there for a few days.
Stand inside of them several different times with your backside resting
against the rails, your knees slightly bent and your feet set apart as they
would be if you were underway and heeled over in rough seas. Then go through
the hand motions of hoisting the mainsail, cranking on the halyard winch,
reefing the mainsail (including using the boom-mounted reefing winch), etc.
This will help you refine the optimum position of the mast pulpit. Remember,
its purpose is to hold your body securely while you use your hands to
perform these various tasks in rough conditions. Do the same thing on the
port side of the mast, as if you had to raise or lower the genoa while
heeled hard over.On my boat, the forward edge of the forward vertical rail of the starboard
pulpit ended up lined up almost exactly with the forward edge of the mast on
the athwartships place. However, I discovered that, since I’m right-handed,
it made sense to mount the port mast pulpit about 6″ further forward than
the starboard. (I realize most people/builders install mast pulpits
symmetrically opposite each other, apparently choosing form over function,
but I doubt anyone would notice mine are offset if I didn’t point it out.)
For my size and arm length, I mounted the pulpits with their outboard feet
just barely inside the grab rails.Have fun,
Tor
SilverHeels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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Make that “athwartships plane.”
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