My '87 model "B" is deck stepped. Check the photo gallery for the '87 brochure:
No tabernacle; only a deck shoe. I can tell you that the mast is bloody heavy, though. An appropriately sized A-frame could allow you to step the mast if you did have a tabernacle like the one S2 put on the 7.3 model.
Hope this helps.
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Dave S.
s/v Clio
1987 S2 27, hull #80
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--- In s227classassociation@..., "dickvanhooser" <dick@...> wrote:
Thanks for the input. That's food for thought. I know of a naval architect/sailor I can e-mail. He's probably willing to advise me or direct me to someone who can.
Dick
--- In s227classassociation@..., "s227classassociation" <rperret@> wrote:
Welcome to the board!
The J/22 has a deck stepped mast with aft swept spreaders. Add I think the J/95 does too.
Having straight spreaders doesn't necessarily mean you can have the cap shrouds attached while you step the mast (if that was your reasoning) depends upon the location of the chain plates relative to where the mast tabernacle is located. i know as my prior boat Tanzer 22 had this issue and many owners had bent chain plates....
i would probably consult a naval architect regarding this - the S2 27 was not designed to have the deck stress in places when you have a deck vs keel stepped - and i have to believe its not as simple as putting a reinforcing beam in place - as that causes new loads to be imparted in different areas of the hull.
--- In s227classassociation@..., "dickvanhooser" <dick@> wrote:
After thinking about it some while sitting on the boat (with the mast down, the boat is in my back yard) I have begun to doubt that you can have a deck-stepped mast with swept-back spreaders.
I hope someone with a deck-stepped mast will join in and let me know how their spreaders are configured.
I have the shoal draft version. I'm pretty impressed with how well it sails to weather.
Dick
--- In s227classassociation@..., Mark Swart <mark_swart@> wrote:
Welcome!
Mine is keel stepped and after spending an hour plus trying to wrestle the mast in when I stepped it in August, I wish it was deck stepped! If you can find the right parts it shouldn't be that hard to do, but man it would feel pretty sick if you cut that mast in the wrong place!
I had an Oday 26 with a tabernacle and it worked fine, the mast was a bit shorter than the S2 but probably only a foot or two.
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Trailering is...interesting... with the 4'9 draft though.
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-Mark
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From: dickvanhooser <dick@>
To: s227classassociation@...
Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2012 6:11 AM
Subject: [s227classassociation] Keel-stepped to Deck-stepped
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I just bought an '86 S2 27 and the only reservation I had about it is that the mast is keel-stepped. I didn't even know they had made a deck-stepped version till I read this forum. I'm wondering if it's reasonable to convert to deck-stepped. Does the deck-stepped version have a tabernacle?
The reason I'm interested is that I would like to be able to trailer my boat up from the coast when a hurricane is approaching, and I'd like to be able to do this without relying on a boatyard to unstep the mast for me.
Dick
