John Stevens Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 A while back I saw a picture of a sailboat ( I think it was a weekender) with a mast tabernacle that stood about 1.5-2 feet off the cabin top. The mast had a bolt going through it like a hinge. I believe it made the mast easier to raise. Does anyone know the boat or have a picture of it? And... any feedback on raising the mast with that kind of a tabernacle? Lastly, where do you buy a one? TIA, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hagan Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 The stock Weekender plans feature a hinge for the mast tabernacle, but several of us have adopted other designs. Having a higher tabernacle with a pivot point is pretty common, and what I choose (although I don't think its the one you originally saw, as you can't see a bolt through mine when it was finished ... here are three pics showing how an angled cut in the mast and two side straps work great): I have more on this method at my personal web site http://users2.ev1.net/~fshagan/masttab.htm It is a common tabernacle design. B&B Yacht's Princess 22 utilizes it in a slightly different manner: You can see a couple more pics at http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/princess.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave R1 Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 Maybe Frank has posted the pictures you were thinking of. I did a taller than normal tabernacle on my Weekender. It is still hinged with a gate hinge but I made a stainless fitting that goes up the sides of the tabernacle and the mast. At the top of the fitting there is a band that goes around the front of the mast. I used stainless truss head bolts to attach this thing to the tabernacle and to the mast when it is up. The bolts go into coupler nuts epoxied in place. The whole thing is very smooth so there's little for the lacing to get hung up on. Truss head bolts have a very low profile dome shape like a carriage bolt but there's no square shoulder under it and the head is slotted. There's a bit picture here: http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid75/pa3f487860f3153d23965c9cb7486a8a6/fb48416b.jpg.orig.jpg I looked for a better one but couldn't find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stevens Posted August 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Dave, I couldn't access your site, so I can't see the picture. Could you send it to me at johnstevens_at_mindspring.com Frank- The princess picture is the type I was thinking about but not the same boat I saw the picture of earlier. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave R1 Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Done. I sent two. Hope you can see what you want. Let me know if there are any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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