[Rhodes22-list] Bosun's Chair - and center of gravity

[Robert Skinner]

What Rik said.

/Robert
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Rik Sandberg wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> All this talk of bosun's chairs has raised an interesting thought. IIRC
> the R-22 has about 700 lbs of ballast a couple feet below the waterline.
> The mast sticks up about 30 feet above the waterline. Might want to take
> into consideration what your weight on the end of a 30 foot lever is
> going to do to the center of gravity????
> 
> You just might find yourself back down at dock level whether you wanted
> to be or not.
> 
> Rik
> 
> John Lock wrote:
> > At 01:45 PM 8/9/2007 -0700, David Bradley 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?
> >>
> >
> > Not yet... but soon.  I just bought one to go up and replace my
> > windex, drive off the spider population, and considering installing a
> > masthead light.  And just because I think it may be useful in the
> > future, since I keep my boat in the water and lowering the mast will
> > happen infrequently.
> >
> > I have a non-IMF mast, so my first attempt will be to have someone
> > haul me up on the main halyard using a winch.  I'll carry along a
> > safety line, which I'll clip and unclip, as I go up in case of any
> > problems.  I definitely would not attempt it with the topping
> > lift.  Besides the line being too light, I am fairly certain that my
> > masthead would not bear the weight without damage.  My topping lift
> > sheave is mounted out on an extension that isn't meant to be load bearing.
> >
> > If that doesn't work, I will have to consider ascenders as the
> > alternative and haul myself up there.  That's a lot of extra expense
> > for something used rarely, but that pretty much defines boat ownership ;-)
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > John Lock
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> > Lake Sinclair, GA
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