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Macgregor 26 gin pole. The old ones like my old one incorporate the use of the headsail winch to hoist the mast from the cockpit whereas the new ones have the winch on the gin pole so you can just stand there and crank up the mast. Without that and based on MacGregor 26 experience in previous life you will need a gin pole rather than just connecting the lifting tackle to the jib tab on the forepeak. 1993 Macgregor 26 Sailboat 1993 MacGregor 26 S sailboat with 2002 Continental galvanized.

One person can launch her in about 30 minutes after a little practice. That may be what you are describing but just make sure. The mast can be raises easily by one person with the gin pole mast raising system.

This boat comes with the unique MacGregor mast raising system which is basically a gin pole that lets you use one of the main sail winches to raise the mast. The swage tool is a Tie Down 43005 26 Hand Swaging Tool Cap. Dimensions should not be critical as long as it is strong enough and suitably braced.

The gin pole is about 6 feet 2-3 inches from the deck to the top. My current system is as follows. These are my instructions of raising the mast on a Macgregor after having it setup for trailering.

Macgregor 26M Mast Raising Pole and other sailing discussion in the Seabreeze general forums. The furler stays right over the mast and after raising it only takes seconds to unattach the drum and pin it to the stem head. This is the newer winch style mast raising system for use on all MacGregor and Venture boats except the 26M.

Above are the tools used during the job. Sep 22 2006 4003 Catalina Luger C-27 Adventure 30 Marina del Rey Apr 1 2012 17 Here is a. I tried this on the next mast raising using an old caribiner.