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    Loren Lyndaker

    Down she goes! The A-frame, on facing page, provides the lever arm, the tabernacle, above left, the pivot point, and the windlass, above right, the friction to control the drop and the muscle for the lift. The tabernacle and the mast heel plug await fitting on the boat, below left. Pivot boxes for the A-frame, guy wires to brace the tabernacle, and wooden supports for the side stays all play their part, bottom right.
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    Mast raising made easy

    Two good old boaters take the A-frame to the tabernacle Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 Over the past several years, our cruises on Whippoorwill, our Cape Dory 27, have taken us to several places where we hav...

    Loren Lyndaker
    July 31, 2026
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