[Rhodes22-list] Mast Raising System w/Pictures

[Todd Zumach]

Art,

I am packing for vacation and will be gone for a while.  Please see the
other post I sent to Ed this morning.  No pics of the old system in use.
The chains are about 10" long.  I will get pics and dimensions when I get
back from vacation.

Todd
Phillips, WI


On 6/10/06, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Todd,
> What is the length and configuration of the extension chains for the
> inside front stays.  Do you have a snapshot?  This is really a strong case
> for the crane.  Do you have a picture of the crane - old versus new?  Thx.
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Todd Zumach <zoomerzx at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jun 9, 2006 10:11 PM
> >To: Rhodes List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mast Raising System w/Pictures
> >
> >I have attached three pictures showing the two mast raising systems that
> I
> >have.  I have never used the larger system, but can tell you that the new
> >system is very effective.  One of the pictures shows where the block is
> >mounted in front of the tabernacle that the crane attaches to.  It takes
> >about three minutes to set up the system and the mast drops slowly into
> the
> >stern mounted cradle. The secret to the new mast raising system is the
> >extension chains that are added to the inside front stays.  This allows
> the
> >stays to control the mast as it lowers.
> >
> >Mast raising and lowering is really a one person job with this
> system.  The
> >only thing I have to watch out for is getting any stays fouled.  The
> biggest
> >problem is the adjustment bars on the rear stays getting stuck (that has
> >happend two of the three times I have raised the mast.)
> >
> >It is also clear from the pictures that the old system is much larger and
> >heavier than the new system.
> >
> >Capn Z
> >Phillips, WI
>
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