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Peterson Cutter Group Mast Pulpit Page
DESIGN ISSUES
Two 3-legged units vs. one with 4-legs and a cross-bar in front. The cross bar could be part of a dinghy stowage system.
Somthing to tie halyards and line to, either bails and/or pin-rails
Built-in stay holder for removable staysail stay?
Curved back, V-back, Straight back.
A step to reach the head of the mainsail when attaching the halyard or tying off the sail cover. Should be flat and with stops so your foot doesn't slip.
Removable? If you ship the boat by truck often this might be a feature, but you SHOULD be sailing.
Optimum height and distance from mast
Must not intersect a rigid vang when the boom is all the way out
Material: Aluminum or Stainless? I'll guess that stainless is the choice. 1.25" at least, I would think.
Custom or Off-The-Shelf? With ten or more people interested, custom to fit our boats will probably be cheaper.
A note on mounting pads; I have a single 1/2" bolt that threads up into each leg of the pulpit from below the deck instead of three or four smaller bolts with the heads exposed on deck. The mounting plate for each leg is 3" in diameter with a hole drilled in the middle-the nut is welded over this hole and then inserted into the tubing and the plate is then welded to the tubing. It looks clean and makes a smaller access hole in the salon overhead. (I have used a similar method with stainless handrails only I found a threaded stud with a nylock nut easier to install. -js). The pins are just 1/2" solid round stock welded through the cross bar.
You will be amazed at how many uses you will find for the pins once they are there — I cleat off my lazy jacks, downwind pole topping lift, main halyard when not in use etc etc.
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