New "Stuff"

Just returned from the Halethorpe, MD YRC hub (Yellow-Roadway Shipping Company) where I picked up my new CAL 25 boom section from Rig-Rite (it is a Kenyon spar that almost exactly matches the original cross section). A few items. Since the thing is so long (about 12 feet), it could not go UPS. Common carrier shipping cost almost as much as the section itself. $225 to get it from Connecticut. Sure sticks out of my car funny. Annapolis delivery would be a problem for a trailer truck. Have a friend that worked at the bottom of the Eastport (Annapolis) peninsula. A couple times a year they had to ship out a bunch of boxes of stuff for conventions (or something like that). The trailer truck would have to back a half mile down the roads in the middle of the night to pick up their load. Seems there is not place big enough to turn a trailer truck around anywhere in the area. Such is living in a classic old town. Sailing content is that the boom section is several inches longer than the original (maximum sail bands not moved). This leaves some extra room in the back to put in outhaul blocks. The original boom and mast had no internal lines, and I do not like having lines inside a mast or boom where I can't see them, much less do anything to fix them when needed in a tight spot. I have a 4-1 main outhaul purchase between the front of the boom and the deck, with control line led to the cockpit. Reefing line goes through a couple padeyes so it doesn't hang down and strangle anyone. With all lines led aft using the handy-dandy Seals mast plate, I don't need any cleats or winches on the boom (as the booms were originally configured). Also no winches needed on the mast. If anyone of our CAL 25 friends is interested in the layout, I can do some photos. Not saying it's the best way, but I found out empirically that it all works well for me. Cheers Charlie

I'd like to see that... Thanks! To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: hu… [at] bah.com Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:04:21 -0400 Subject: [Cal_Boats] New "Stuff" Just returned from the Halethorpe, MD YRC hub (Yellow-Roadway Shipping Company) where I picked up my new CAL 25 boom section from Rig-Rite (it is a Kenyon spar that almost exactly matches the original cross section). A few items. Since the thing is so long (about 12 feet), it could not go UPS. Common carrier shipping cost almost as much as the section itself. $225 to get it from Connecticut. Sure sticks out of my car funny. Annapolis delivery would be a problem for a trailer truck. Have a friend that worked at the bottom of the Eastport (Annapolis) peninsula. A couple times a year they had to ship out a bunch of boxes of stuff for conventions (or something like that). The trailer truck would have to back a half mile down the roads in the middle of the night to pick up their load. Seems there is not place big enough to turn a trailer truck around anywhere in the area. Such is living in a classic old town. Sailing content is that the boom section is several inches longer than the original (maximum sail bands not moved). This leaves some extra room in the back to put in outhaul blocks. The original boom and mast had no internal lines, and I do not like having lines inside a mast or boom where I can't see them, much less do anything to fix them when needed in a tight spot. I have a 4-1 main outhaul purchase between the front of the boom and the deck, with control line led to the cockpit. Reefing line goes through a couple padeyes so it doesn't hang down and strangle anyone. With all lines led aft using the handy-dandy Seals mast plate, I don't need any cleats or winches on the boom (as the booms were originally configured). Also no winches needed on the mast. If anyone of our CAL 25 friends is interested in the layout, I can do some photos. Not saying it's the best way, but I found out empirically that it all works well for me. Cheers Charlie The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5

I assume it would also work well on a Cal 28 raised deck? Photos appreciated. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Husar, Charlie [USA] <hu… [at] bah.com > wrote: > > > Just returned from the Halethorpe, MD YRC hub (Yellow-Roadway Shipping > Company) where I picked up my new CAL 25 boom section from Rig-Rite (it is a > Kenyon spar that almost exactly matches the original cross section). A few > items. > > Since the thing is so long (about 12 feet), it could not go UPS. Common > carrier shipping cost almost as much as the section itself. $225 to get it > from Connecticut. Sure sticks out of my car funny. > > Annapolis delivery would be a problem for a trailer truck. Have a friend > that worked at the bottom of the Eastport (Annapolis) peninsula. A couple > times a year they had to ship out a bunch of boxes of stuff for conventions > (or something like that). The trailer truck would have to back a half mile > down the roads in the middle of the night to pick up their load. Seems there > is not place big enough to turn a trailer truck around anywhere in the area. > Such is living in a classic old town. > > Sailing content is that the boom section is several inches longer than the > original (maximum sail bands not moved). This leaves some extra room in the > back to put in outhaul blocks. The original boom and mast had no internal > lines, and I do not like having lines inside a mast or boom where I can't > see them, much less do anything to fix them when needed in a tight spot. > > I have a 4-1 main outhaul purchase between the front of the boom and the > deck, with control line led to the cockpit. Reefing line goes through a > couple padeyes so it doesn't hang down and strangle anyone. With all lines > led aft using the handy-dandy Seals mast plate, I don't need any cleats or > winches on the boom (as the booms were originally configured). Also no > winches needed on the mast. If anyone of our CAL 25 friends is interested in > the layout, I can do some photos. Not saying it's the best way, but I found > out empirically that it all works well for me. > > Cheers > Charlie > > -- Robert Bruce Stirling, II, Esq. 602.254.6638 602.460.5631 [Cell] 602-507-9445 [Fax] 520-302-5206 [Tucson] br… [at] stirlinglaw.com http://www.stirlinglaw.com/lawyers The information in this e-mail communication is Privileged and Confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the undersigned sender immediately and then delete this e-mail.

Me too. Pictures will be appreciated . Walter --- On Thu, 4/15/10, Husar, Charlie [USA] <hu… [at] bah.com> wrote: From: Husar, Charlie [USA] <hu… [at] bah.com> Subject: [Cal_Boats] New "Stuff" To: "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 2:04 PM Just returned from the Halethorpe, MD YRC hub (Yellow-Roadway Shipping Company) where I picked up my new CAL 25 boom section from Rig-Rite (it is a Kenyon spar that almost exactly matches the original cross section). A few items. Since the thing is so long (about 12 feet), it could not go UPS. Common carrier shipping cost almost as much as the section itself. $225 to get it from Connecticut. Sure sticks out of my car funny. Annapolis delivery would be a problem for a trailer truck. Have a friend that worked at the bottom of the Eastport (Annapolis) peninsula. A couple times a year they had to ship out a bunch of boxes of stuff for conventions (or something like that). The trailer truck would have to back a half mile down the roads in the middle of the night to pick up their load. Seems there is not place big enough to turn a trailer truck around anywhere in the area. Such is living in a classic old town. Sailing content is that the boom section is several inches longer than the original (maximum sail bands not moved). This leaves some extra room in the back to put in outhaul blocks. The original boom and mast had no internal lines, and I do not like having lines inside a mast or boom where I can't see them, much less do anything to fix them when needed in a tight spot. I have a 4-1 main outhaul purchase between the front of the boom and the deck, with control line led to the cockpit. Reefing line goes through a couple padeyes so it doesn't hang down and strangle anyone. With all lines led aft using the handy-dandy Seals mast plate, I don't need any cleats or winches on the boom (as the booms were originally configured). Also no winches needed on the mast. If anyone of our CAL 25 friends is interested in the layout, I can do some photos. Not saying it's the best way, but I found out empirically that it all works well for me. Cheers Charlie

me three...always interested in deck layouts and riggings strategies. /ch

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