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

[TN Rhodey]

I can state that you can haul up 180 pounds with out problem at slip. Make
sure dock lines are snugged up. I had 2 helpers and 2 lines and we didn't
have any problems. Now away from the dock.....let me know how that works
out! :-)

Wally

On 8/10/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
>
> What Rik said.
>
> /Robert
> -----------------
> 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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