[Rhodes22-list] Mast Raising

[Rik Sandberg]

Slim,

If you were to lower the mast to the aft rail, while still in the tabernacle, 
you would 1. pull the tabernacle out of the cabin roof, or 2. smash your 
sliding hatch. Once you have set the foot of the mast up on the bow pulpit, 
it is no problem to set the top of the mast down to the aft rail. There is 
not enough room to do this while the mast is still in the tabernacle.

Rik


On Fri, Apr 23 2004 02:40 am, Steve Alm wrote:
> When I tarp the boat for the winter, I remove the mast crutch and lower the
> mast down to the stern rail.  This provides a ridge for my tarp.  Today,
> the only thing that I struggled with a little was getting the crutch back
> in place with the mast up on it. A second person would have made this a lot
> easier but there wasn't anyone around.  So here's the question:  Can you
> raise the mast with the hoist, in the usual way, if the mast is down to the
> stern rail without the crutch?  Apart from giving the mast a nice place to
> rest, and also the crutch roller makes it easier to walk the mast fore and
> aft between the tabernacle and the bow pulpit, is the crutch really
> essential?  Or, does it have to be that high?  I realize that the farther
> down you go, the more stress there is on the hoisting system so maybe
> therein lies my answer.  It would be a bigger pull on the bow cleat, the
> crane, the tabernacle and the aft lowers.  Just thought I'd ask.  Anyone?
>
> Slim
>
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