Mast hinge tabernacle. There is a mast lowering scheme...
Mast hinge tabernacle. There is a mast lowering scheme in the archives on this site that I use. Bottom plate bolts to deck and measures 4" x 3" A Demonstration of Panope's Mast Tabernacle and Sailing Rig. The top half of the hinge assembly stays with the mast. The tabernacle hinge base plate is shown in the picture. He posted a question on the Forum, and since neither of us can figure out how to post his pictures on the Forum it seemed best to post it here, starting a Technical Page on mast hinges and tabernacles. A true tabernacle has no deck opening, and a compression post underneath the deck (or a frame Tabernacle mast - seaworthy? - Page 4 - Cruisers & Sailing Forums Cruisers & Sailing Forums > Engineering & Systems > Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting Anybody tried this? Are there reasons I shouldn't? Rapidly rising costs of a boom truck, scheduling issues involved and the accumulation of my exploratory designs and models have brought me to the "jump off" point for my mast tabernacle project. Can anyone suggest a design or particular part to obtain somewhere on internet? Thanks! michael Re: DIY mast hinge pictorial Step 1: Drew up a paper template of bottom of the mast foot. I'd like to install a device to enable me to raise my mast solo (Venture 17) without using winches, or other lines, just pure muscle power. Hi Fellow JW designed boat ownerscan anyone advise me how possible or feasible it would be to build and retro fit a hinged main mast base/tabernacle for a Navigator to make mast hoisting a bit Here's a DIY demonstration of raising and lowering the 35' mast using a hinged tabernacle, whisker pole, tackle, and manual anchor windlass on a 28' Pearson Triton. A tabernacle proper is fitted to the deck and allows the mast to be stepped by rotating it around a pin that's located a short distance above the deck. q6bsf, eawpb, ttmat, vdag, sdmyox, gl4qa, 2wnwc, p98tlb, vxdg6w, azycy,