[Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!

[Slim]

John,

I'm happy your mast-raising method worked out for you.  Pretty slick.  One
comment, though:  It's a bad idea for you and your buddy to stand in the
cockpit under the rig as you lift it.  Something could go wrong and require
a trip to the hospital.

Slim

On 4/4/07 1:31 PM, "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> We've actually got Pandion in the water now after a rather unusual
> mast-stepping.  I was preparing to do the "reverse-boom" method that
> Art had recommended when my wife had flash of insight - "Why don't
> you just put it in the water, bring it around to the dock, and raise
> the mast using the hillside and a long rope?".  My buddy and I stood
> there slack-jawed :-)  Of course, it was brilliantly simple!  So, we
> abandoned Plan A and went to Plan B.
> 
> My wife took photos of the process and I put together a quick slide
> show for your viewing pleasure at
> http://www.pandion.com/rhodes22/mast-raising.html  Enjoy!
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> John Lock
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> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> Lake Sinclair, GA
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> 
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