[Rhodes22-list] New R22 Owner!!

[Bill Effros]

Brad,

Stick with the 6 pack method.  Don't over complicate it.  I can put up 
my IMF with the help of 1 other guy provided that guy is tall.  You need 
either strength or a little more leverage when the mast gets almost 
vertical.

Stan's crane is safe for one person even when the boat is not level, not 
stable, or dealing with wind.  Things happen when that huge lever is 
dangling at a 45 degree angle.

The 6-pack method gets the mast up very quickly.  10-15 seconds if you 
know what you are doing.  There is little time to dangle, or for the 
wind to pipe up if everyone knows what they are doing.

Don't reinvent this wheel.  There is already enough to go wrong.

Bill Effros

brad haslett wrote:
> Wally,
>
> With a hard-wired remote you could still raise the
> mast from the foredeck, at the speed of your choice
> using less labor.  I'm thinking about this for our own
> special needs in Gulfport.  There are no docks (thanks
> Katrina). We could probably launch from the beach
> using our Kubota RTV if we retrieved the trailer with
> a cable.  Our 'home' was three blocks inland before
> Katrina blew most everthing away and we tore down the
> rest. It is now beach front property.  I'll have to
> check the overhead electric line situation.  It may be
> possible to tow from the beach to home without
> lowering the mast.  We leased another property about
> two miles away and north of the tracks to park our
> equipment on.  It didn't get hit by the surge from
> Katrina so we could store the boat there during the
> next evacuation. My son is getting cabin fever after 9
> months of living in an RV and is ready for a sailboat.
>  I'm ready too!
>
> Brad
>
> --- TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Brad,
>>
>> I am sure your mast crane mod would work but I am
>> not sure if I see a real 
>> advantage. When raising solo I think cranking up
>> from the foredeck provides 
>> better view. It is easier to watch for snags.  The
>> hand crank is geared just 
>> right.
>>
>> Wally
>>
>>
>>     
>>> From: brad haslett <flybrad at yahoo.com>
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>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New R22 Owner!!
>>> Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:56:18 -0700 (PDT)
>>>
>>> OK folks, work with me here.  It has been a long
>>>       
>> time
>>     
>>> since I raised the mast on a Rhodes22.  How about
>>> taking Stan's basic system without the hand winch,
>>> just a pole mounted block on the foredeck with a
>>>       
>> cable
>>     
>>> connected to a 12V ATV winch (available at WalMart
>>>       
>> for
>>     
>>> about $80).  Mount the winch on the tongue of the
>>> trailer and power it off the tow vehicle. OR, you
>>> could mount the winch ON the tow vehicle and
>>>       
>> eliminate
>>     
>>> the trailer extension.  Let the trailer drop as far
>>>       
>> in
>>     
>>> the water as you wanted via cable (after raising
>>>       
>> the
>>     
>>> mast) and never worry about the depth of the water
>>>       
>> at
>>     
>>> the launch ramp.  Forgive me if this is buried in
>>>       
>> the
>>     
>>> archives. It would certainly be worth it to me to
>>>       
>> save
>>     
>>> a backache.  You could easily make it remote
>>>       
>> control
>>     
>>> as well. Anyone tried it?
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> --- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Todd Z:
>>>>        Are you saying the newer system is
>>>>         
>> better?  A
>>     
>>>> side by side
>>>> comparison?
>>>> Ed K
>>>> Greenville, SC USA
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