[Rhodes22-list] Raising the Mast without a Crane

[Rob Lowe]

John,
Yes, I believe you posted a picture of yours at one time and it is
different.  Mine is just a bottom plate with two sides that the mast fits in
between.  The mast bolts through the plates and a hole in the mast which it
allows it to rotate both for and aft.  you can almost see it in the second
photo here.

http://www.rhodes22.com/boom_room_large.html

- rob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Raising the Mast without a Crane


> At 11:26 AM 7/19/2007 -0500, Rik Sandberg wrote:
>
> >Loosen it ..... Not remove it.
>
> There's no way my mast will go forward with that bolt in
> place.  Maybe we have different tabernacles.  Mine is hinged on the
> aft side of the mast (using that bolt).  It's physically impossible
> for it to go forward without ripping the whole thing off the cabin top.
>
> Cheers!
> John
>
> >John Lock wrote:
> > > At 11:34 AM 7/19/2007 -0400, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> I loosen the bolt that attaches the mast to the tabernackle, but
> > I never  had
> > >> to do anything special to lower it to the bow. This method does
require a
> > >> third person to handle the forestay and genny on the ground.
> > >>
> > >
> > > So you don't have a problem with the mast trying to scoot backwards
> > > as it lowers?  I thought you needed to have the bolt in place the
> > > base wouldn't go walking.  But then again, I've done this exactly,
> > > let's seee.... once ;-)  I'll definitely give that a try this winter
> > > when she comes out.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > John Lock
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> > > Lake Sinclair, GA
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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