Tanzer 16 -- Hinged Mast Retro-fit -- Part 11

Tanzer 16 -- Hinged Mast Retro-fit -- Part 11 --  Mast Crutch 3rd Iteration -- January 20, 2014  So you are never really done with a project.  Based on yesterday's experience raising the mast, we decided the crutch could be better.  This is the third version.

The mouth of the crutch is now wider. With more room,  it's easier to roll the mast over before it is pinned to the hinge.  That way all of the shrouds, forestays, and temporary shrouds can be loosely put in place before the mast is raised--thus avoiding the situation where you are untangling spaghetti dangling 20 feet over your head.  This version is "much more gooder".  The cructch is about 6 1/2 feet long.

First the old crotch had to be removed--naturally

it was glued and screwed in place.

The new one is quite a bit wider and made out of 3/4 plywood instead

of 1/2.

Then everything was put back together with glue and stainless screws.