[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water

[Lowe, Rob]

Ken,
We rig our boat in the parking lot at the marina.  We then move to the ramp and launch.  Beware of overhead lines and trees!  We do not have the GB mast raising system.

That time of year.  I am re-sending out Slim's mast raising checklist using the GB system that he posted back in 2005. Can't say how accurate it is, since I don't use it.  I have my own. - rob

RAISING THE MAST WITH THE GB BOW CRANE:

WARNING: Never let anyone stand under the mast during the hoisting

1.  Inspect masthead, attach radio antennae and check shroud and stay connections to mast 
2.  With the mast resting on the mast crutch roller, walk the mast, boom and jib aft and connect the mast to the tabernacle 
3.  Connect hoist crane to cabin top block 
4.  Tie the crane winch line to the bow cleat 
5.  Connect aft lower shrouds to top of crane 
5a. Alternate:  Attach line from crane to mast bail and connect aft lowers to their chain plates 
6.  Connect back stays to their chain plates, making sure back stays are in front of stern rail.
7.  Connect upper shrouds to their chain plates 
8.  Put the 8² extensions on the forward lower shrouds and connect to their chain plates 
9.  Begin raising the mast, continually checking for any shrouds or stays getting snagged or kinked, making sure the turnbuckles aren¹t fowled and tending the jib as it comes forward 
10.  Raise the mast all the way up, keeping tension on the winch until you connect the bow stay to its chain plate 
11. Disconnect the hoist crane and attach aft lower shrouds to their chain plates 
12. Remove forward lower shroud extensions and connect shrouds to their chain plates 
13. Adjust shroud turnbuckles as needed 
14. Connect traveler bar between back stays 
15. Lower the boom and connect it to the traveler 
16. Tighten the back stay tensioning line 
17. Remove mast crutch 
18. Connect rudder assembly to the transom 
19. Connect pop top to mast slider 
20. Connect radio and steaming light



-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Joe Babb
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:30 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water

Ken,
Sharon and I have raised the mast of Harmony over land, on water at a 
dock, and on water at anchor in a quiet cove.
It's all possible.  All the things the others have mentioned are 
important.  You might consider wearing a pfd over water just in case as 
well as putting down the swim ladder (40 degree water, brrrrr).  I have 
a system that works pretty well for me.  I have a small plastic box that 
contains one of everything I need (clevis pins, screws, etc) that I keep 
closed unless I'm removing a part.  I still need to attach some sort of 
bobber to the box.  I keep spares of everything in a separate tool bag 
that stays in the cockpit.  I have made an outline of the procedure to 
refer to before raising and lowering.  We trailer sail, so we do this 
quite a bit, but in the heat of battle I worry about raising the mast 
without removing ALL the bungies I've used to hold the jib to the mast.  
So a simple outline helps.
BTW, I've found a 1000 uses for the bungies that are made as loops with 
a plastic ball.  You can get them in various sizes.  I use them to help 
hold the jib and boom to the mast when we pack up to go on the road.  I 
also use them to hold the backstays and main shrouds to the rear mast 
crutch.  It makes a neat controllable coil.
Hope this helps,
Joe
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