[Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!

[Todd Tavares]

 OK, now I AM confused.

Rob wrote this to John  "We raise from the bow as you did."

Am I looking at this wrong, or did John raise from the stern?  If we are
going to talk about mast raising, I just want to be clear about the
terminology.  IMHO John raised from the stern...and will be lowering back
to the stern.

Todd T.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Rob Lowe"
  To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!
  Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:56:47 -0400


  John,
  Ditto what Slim said about standing under mast. Having already
  dropped one
  lowering one time. We do something similar. We raise from the bow as
  you
  did. We:

  1. Make sure pop top and slider are closed.
  2. Move mast aft and bolt to bracket.
  3. Attach all rear stays.
  4. We made a loop in the main halyard that is reachable from the
  deck.
  5. We raise mast on the trailer. Undo the trailer winch and hook the
  winch
  to the loop.
  6. Put one person on either side of mast to guide during raising.
  7. Crank on winch to pull mast up.
  8. Attach all forward stays.
  9. Disconnect winch.
  10. Toast to your success.

  Rob Lowe
  S/V Getaway

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Slim"
  To: "Rhodes"
  Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 2:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!


  > 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" 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
  > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  > > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
  > > Lake Sinclair, GA
  > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  > >
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