[Rhodes22-list] Mast Crane and DC Happy Hour

[Steven Alm]

Yeah, what Mary Lou said.  I was making the comparison to the spinning reel
for illustration and didn't mean to imply the mast bail is that
light-weight.  The mast bail is considerably heavier material and most
certainly needs to be through-bolted.  And yes, I use a heavy line with snap
shackles at each end to connect to the crane.  It saves me about 10-15
minutes disconnecting, reconnecting and readjusting the two aft lowers.
I'll try to get a picture the next time I'm out.

Slim

On 7/23/07, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> Dave,
> The key to the whole mast raising system is the crane which attaches
> to the block on the cabin top. It has a winch at the other end. The
> line from the winch goes to the foredeck cleat. You wind up the line
> on the winch, the crane acts as a lever to raise the mast. The whole
> thing gives you plenty of leverage and power to easily raise the
> mast. We have the version which uses the stays. The bail is simply a
> more convenient attachment point - I believe Slim said it is
> throughbolted. Bails come in all weights and sizes. You can get very
> sturdy ones for attaching boom vangs to booms. I wouldn't want to use
> a pad eye attached with machine screws because of the forces
> involved. The pad eye is great for the whisker pole which doesn't
> apply any direct outward force.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
> At 03:30 PM 7/23/2007, you wrote:
>
> >Slim,
> >
> >Thanks for the bail description - I think I understand, but it seems
> >strange.  I assuming you are talking about a spinning reel and not a
> >fly or  bait
> >casting reel, right?  I'm surprised that relatively thin piece
> >of  metal can take
> >the load.  Why wouldn't a pad eye work just as well?
> >
> >What's connected to the bail and then to the winch?  Do you have
> a  pre-cut
> >length of chain, or heavy line?  Snap shackles on the ends?
> >
> >For those of us without bails, do you think just wrapping a line  around
> the
> >mast several times instead of having that bail through bolted
> would  work?
> >Maybe with a sheet of sticky material between the line and
> >the  aluminum mast so
> >that the attachment point wouldn't slip down as the mast was  winched up.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
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