[Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!

[Slim]

Todd,

I'm with you.  In all our past discussions about raising and lowering the
mast, we refer to where the mast goes.  In my check list of raising the mast
from the stern, I mean the mast is laying back on the stern before it's
raised.  Lowering to the stern means the mast is lowered to the stern.  I
never thought this would be a point of confusion.

Slim

On 4/5/07 9:58 PM, "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com> wrote:

> Hank,
> 
> You say tomato, I say tomato.
> 
> I understand the point of reference for pulling was the bow, but then it
> should be called raising towards the bow and not from the bow.   Besides,
> John (?) actually raised the mast from the hilltop.  Next, someone will
> run the line in the window and raise the mast "from" his Barcolounger.
> :^D
> 
> In all past posts, we have usually referred to raising the mast from the
> transom-mounted GB carrier as raising from the stern.  Jeez....where is
> Roger when you need a definitive answer?
> 
> Todd T.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hank
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Redneck mast raising!
> Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 00:25:55 -0400
> 
> 
> 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 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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