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Topic: Topping lift for BayRaider 20 (Read 1995 times)
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Colin Morley
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Does anyone have experience of fitting a topping lift to their bayRaider 20. I have just bought a new one - Matts demonstrator, and am personalising it. With all the family on board, the boom and sails get int the way until they are hoisted or after they are lowered. It just seemed to me that a topping lift would help a lot to keep the boom out of the way, be useful for when trying to fit the outhaul, holding the sail, lifting the boom and fitting the shackle can be a pain, and finally for scandalising the main. What do you think? If you have done it, how have you fitted it?
Best wishes Colin
BayRaider James Caird
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Peter Cockerton
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Colin
I simply used a threaded bolt with an eye on one end and used a existing hole which was originally drilled through the end of the boom for the clew outhaul arrangement which i changed the from the original design. Topping lift with cleat on the end to attach to eye, leading through a small block attached to spreader and then down to a new cleat screwed to mast.
My Bayraider is not gunter rigged, it\\\'s a full length hollowed wood mast with a groove for the luff cord however the height of the spreader should not be significantly different to stop this simple arrangement from working.
Peter
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Graham W
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I think this might also assist with Claus\\\'s harbour furling idea, by helping to hold upright a heavy wooden boom while you try to wind it round a flapping mainsail.
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Craic
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Colin,
I never missed a topping lift on the BR. Maybe I missed something, but I doubt it.
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Graham W
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I have now fitted a topping lift and can confirm that it helps with harbour furling (helping to hold aloft the heavy wooden boom while furling the mainsail). Also, the other end can be wrapped around the furled sail to banish sail flapping misery (almost). Oh yes, and it also works for its original purpose of scandalising the mainsail, as an alternative to dropping it messily into the cockpit.
I have not tried this yet but if attached to the jaws, it might also help with raising the topmast in the first place - I find the last foot or so is difficult to raise as the jaws clamp tenaciously on to the mainmast and could do with some encouragement. So far, I have managed by poking it with a boathook from underneath, which is not very elegant.
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Colin Morley
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Hi Graham, If your jaws are sticking I suggest this is because the rope at the back with the Black bobbles on is a little too tight. It might be worth loosening a little. It does not matter if it is loose as long as it is not so loose the jaws can jump off the mast. Best wishes Colin I have now fitted a topping lift and can confirm that it helps with harbour furling (helping to hold aloft the heavy wooden boom while furling the mainsail). Also, the other end can be wrapped around the furled sail to banish sail flapping misery (almost). Oh yes, and it also works for its original purpose of scandalising the mainsail, as an alternative to dropping it messily into the cockpit.
I have not tried this yet but if attached to the jaws, it might also help with raising the topmast in the first place - I find the last foot or so is difficult to raise as the jaws clamp tenaciously on to the mainmast and could do with some encouragement. So far, I have managed by poking it with a boathook from underneath, which is not very elegant.
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Graham W
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Thanks Colin. Not only was the strop too tight, it was also too short to adjust. New longer and looser strop installed!
Graham
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