[Rhodes22-list] Mast Crane and DC Happy Hour

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Slim, Dave, Hank,
I posted earlier on this.  The crane acts as a lever arm as well as a winch.  You can accomplish the same aim if you attach an approx 72" long pipe to the base of the mast and the lines from mast (from aft lower side stays, from a bail attached to the mast, from a halyard -doesn't matter) to the opposite end.  The motive power is from the boom vang type pulley set (the main sheet rig will do) attached between this same opposite end of pipe and the forward chain plate at the bow.  I made one up for Luis when he was having mast problems this Spring.  You want the pipe securely attached to the mast, just as Slim emphasizez the security of the connection of the crane to the deck block.  Call me if confused 404 295-7777.
Art

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>From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
>Sent: Jul 22, 2007 11:28 AM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast Crane and DC Happy Hour
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>
>Slim,
> 
>Re attaching that block, thanks, I was afraid that was the right  answer.  
>It's too bad though.  It would be nice if you didn't have to  drill and mount 
>that piece.
> 
>Re your bail assembly, if you get a chance, would you please post some  
>picts?  We've got a padeye, maybe 2 padeyes, on the front of the mast, I'd  thought 
>one of them might be "the bail".  Mary Lou straightened me out  about that. I 
>don't know what to look for regarding the bail.  A pict would  help a lot.
> 
>I didn't realize there was a separate bail kit.  Does it make raising  the 
>mast much easier than your just using the lower shrouds?  What do you  see as 
>the tradeoffs?  Is it on your recommended mods list?
> 
>Hank, if you don't have that piece mounted on your cabin roof, it looks  like 
>you will have to drill and mount and then unmount/patch.  Do you still  want 
>to go with the winch?  It seems to me that given enough people it  ought to be 
>possible to raise your mast by hand and rope.  A mast crutch  might be useful 
>to get the mast higher than horizontal to start, but beyond  that, given 
>enough rope and leverage it seems to me that 3 or 4 people  ought to be able to do 
>what 1 guy with the winch can do.  I may be missing  something.  Maybe the 
>get together should be at your marina and we can help  get your mast up.
> 
>Dave
>
>
>
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