[Rhodes22-list] Bosun's Chair

[Steven Alm]

Dave,

What do you want to do in your bosun's chair?  Why do you want that?  With
the mast crane system so easy to use if you need to access the mast head, I
can't think of any reason why you would need to go aloft.

Slim

On 8/9/07, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Wally.  My back-up might need to be a loop around the mast -- I
> seem
> to recall seeing a way of tieing a "braking" rig that would prevent a
> free-fall slide down the mast.  More research in order, I'd say.
>
> Dave B
>
>
> On 8/9/07, TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dave, I have used a bosun chair but I have jib and spinnaker halyards.
> You
> > could use topping lift but I would want a back up. Good luck.
> >
> > Wally
> >
> >
> > On 8/9/07, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried using a bosun's chair on our boat?  With IMF the
> > absence
> > > of
> > > halyards presents an obvious challenge.  The topping lift line seems a
> > bit
> > > light and I'm not sure the sheave would be rated for that kind of
> > weight.
> > > Any experiences?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Dave B
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