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This is a good option. When I was looking for a
cruiser, this was a major want but after a lot of
research I needed to make some sacrifices and other
wants were more important to my sailing safty than
this one item. Ron Snyder
--- Bryan Genez <> wrote:
> On 4/8/07, mgd9121961 <> wrote:
> >
> > One thing that Ive been looking for is a keel
> stepped mast to the
> > extent that I have refused to look at anything
> else.
> >
> > Am I being to picky? are there deck stepped boats
> out there that I
> > should be looking at?
> >
> > I just got done looking at two listings that for
> the most part have
> > everything else that we are looking for but have
> deck stepped masts.
> >
> > I just have this idea in my head that if you have
> a rigging problem
> > in a blow with a deck stepped mast that it is
> comming down with
> > little chance to be able to jury rig something to
> get to port.
> >
> > Are my fears justified?
>
>
> Mike, the only person who needs to be justified is
> you. Anecdotal
> information seems to suggest that rigging failure on
> a deck stepped mast
> will usually result in the entire spar being lost,
> while a keel-stepped mast
> usually leaves a stub that can support a jury rig.
> That said, the portion
> of the keel-stepped mast that breaks free is usually
> a sharp dagger trying
> to punch holes in your hull as rapidly as possible.
>
> There's no perfect solution. There are world
> cruisers with deck-stepped
> masts, just as there are daysailors with
> keel-stepped masts.
>
> That said, there's also an extremely small chance
> you'll ever find yourself
> in those conditions. How much effort do you want to
> spend preparing for
> them? Only you know.
>
> --
> Best,
> Bryan Genez
> "Capella" V40-158
> New Bern, NC
>
>
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>
>
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