What does four feet look like? The cure for 4-ft-itis.

[relamb]

I am now on my third Compac, started with a 16, then a 1989 23/3, and now the owner of a 1988 CP27.  Love them all.
I thought maybe you'd like to see what 4 extra feet look like.  Here's the 23/3 in my driveway, parked next to the 27.  The CP27 is 13' to the top of the bow rail as it sits on the trailer.  I won't be towing it with a Toyota Camry, although I did tow it to St Pete FL from Indeianapolis and back, this year.   How they look, side by side.  Note the CP 23 is for sale, listed in the classifieds.

[BruceW]

Bob, how did you get rid of the pilothouse you built on your 23?

Oops, I guess I confused owners; Bob Lamb is the one who put the pilothouse on his 23. Sorry!

[peterg]

How high is the 23 to the top of the bow rail?  Forgot to measure mine when it was on the trailer. and I'm concocting a winter boatshed for the Beagle 3.

[Bob23]

WINTER BOATSHED? I'm still trying to get my 23 in the water for summer!
Bob23

[brackish]

What is all this talk of winter boatsheds and going in an out of the water seasonally.  I'm totally confused.

But I am starting to get a bad case of 4-ft-itis.

[Adnoh]

Hey Bob,
Can you shed some light on the mast system you have on the 23?
I have a 1984 23/2 and have been looking at ways to make rasing and lowering the mast eaiser.
Thanks
Tim

[wes]

What I want to know is how you raise and lower the mast on the freaking CP 27 when trailering it around. That's 30 feet of mast..... Do you have a crane too?

Wes

[carry-on]

Any answers to Peterg's question about height on the trailer?

I often think of shifting from my CP-16 to a 23. The shed I have for working has a 9 ft clearance at the entry. Would it work for the 23? If you post measurements, please include info in wheel/tire size.
Thanks.

[Bob23]

   I just measured my 23 on her trailer and the bow pulpit is indeed 9 feet from the ground. I don't remember tire/wheel size but they aren't little guys. 15" if I remember correctly. If it helps, the keep is about 17 inches from the ground.
  Sounds like if even you had to deflate your tires a bit, she'd fit in.
Bob23

[relamb]

The top of my bow rail on the CP23/3 is 8'-5" off the ground.  This is with the keel setting on the roller bunk of the trailer, with the bottom of the keel exactly 15" off the ground.  The boat is a foot or more taller though because of the custom mast tabernacle sticking up 18" above the cabin.
Rick

[relamb]

You can see the CP23 mast tabernacle in the photo, and more details in the photo link from the classifieds.
The mast is hinged above the deck, with a pin at the bottom.  There are quick releases in the two forward most sidestays.
Disconnect the forestay, throw the quick release toggles, pull the pin and lay back the mast.  two people can have the boat rigged and in the water in 20 minutes.  There is a removable cradle at the back of the boat to hold the mast when laying down.
I can raise and lower the mast singlehandedly, although it takes more time and patience, by using an A-frame and winching it up and down.

As for the CP27, I will be installing a hinged mast base instead of the tabernacle, and using either a gin pole or A frame.  Currently I have to pay for a crane at the boatyard.

And then....rolling that cradle on and off the flatbed and launching it from the cradle.  that's the next design challenge!  I'm thinking a set of wheels and axles from a haywagon can be modified for that.

[carry-on]

Thanks to Bob and Rick for the height info. Sounds like nine feet will be close but work.