[Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!

Rob Lowe rlowe at vt.edu
Thu Apr 5 11:53:32 EDT 2007


Todd,
Good question.  As Hank indicated we pull from the bow and the mast comes up
from the stern and I believe most of us do the same thing, especially if you
are using the GB system.  Don't recall who it is, but I thought there were a
couple of owners who do it in the other direction.  - rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!


> The mast came up from the stern, but the pulling came from the bow.  Same
> action, just two different ways to describe.  One talks about the item
being
> lifted and the other the method for doing the lifting.
>
> Hank
>
> On 4/4/07, Todd Tavares <sprocket80 at mail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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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