[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water

[Mary Evans]

God Rummy ...I love you !!!!!  I'll drink to that !!!!
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> Ya know, if you people would just leave the dam mast up and quit screwing
> around with it so much, you wouldn't need no dam check list. I think I 
> need
> a  drink................ now.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 4/29/2010 5:29:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ccowie at cowieassociates.com writes:
>
>
> Ken:
>
> It sounds like you have received a lot of good  advice and I will share my
> perspective that is similar to others.  I  raised my mast for the first 
> time
> last year when Elton delivered the boat  and spent a leisurely few hours
> getting acquainted with all my new parts  and pieces while on a stable
> trailer out of the way of other boaters trying  to use the launch.  It's
> good
> to get out of way and not feel rushed  your first time but do make sure 
> you
> have a clear path to the ramp without  overhead wires.  The first time I
> lowered my mast was a few weeks ago  while the boat was as her slip in the
> water.  I re-read Stan's  instructions several times and made my own check
> list that I methodically  followed and spent a leisurely hour preparing 
> for
> and lowering the  mast.  After doing some mast maintenance I pulled out my
> second  checklist for raising the mast and had everything back in place 
> and
> cleaned  up in a leisurely half hour.  I will try to enclose my check list
> for  raising and lowering for reference however I see others have also
> provided  a good checklist but also recommend you make your own that fits
> your boat  and your style.
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28405981/mast_hoist_01.pdf  mast_hoist_01.pdf
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28405981/mast_hoist_02.pdf  mast_hoist_02.pdf
>
>
>
> Joe Babb wrote:
>>
>>  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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