Surfsail, Aquarius has a gin pole option for their Arc 17. When lowering the mast an important step is to stop the mast from rotating until it's about halfway down. I wrap the main halyard around the bottom of the mast in both directions so I can keep it rotated properly. You do use the trap wires to stop the sway, right?
https://www.aquarius-sail.com/catamarans/gin_pole/index.html
Edited by gahamby on May 07, 2021 - 08:46 PM.
bartsh16 wrote: Hey great to see another cat sailor in the neighborhood. love to sail with you sometime. usually sail koshkonong. most times there are 2 to 3 of us sailing.
Looks like that is 45 minutes from me - definitely in the neighborhood. We have a ways to go before our supercat is seaworthy again but we are looking for places to sail, so that sounds great!
So far all the sailing we have done has been at Rock Cut State Park in Illinois. Close but small. Good for the foam boats. We will likely start there but will outgrow it quickly. There is a hobie 16 and an 18 that sails there on a semi-regular basis.
Edited by waiex191 on May 07, 2021 - 08:41 PM.
I got a huge break on my project - the title was located and I now have it in my possession. Had to go back 3 owners, all former co-workers. Of course now we have the Hobie 16 as well... I think that boat needs less work and we are in the thick of it.