[Rhodes22-list] The $40.00 rhodes mast lifting device (standard mains only)

[Mary Lou Troy]

Looks good John. Looks like you had the shrouds attached and maybe 
the forward stays? What about the forestay?

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 08:36 PM 5/13/2010, you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>   Raising the mast at our marina has been a harrowing affair for the first
>two years of sailboat ownership due to lack of experience and lack of a mast
>crane so I put the thinking cap on and came up with a way to improve the
>process. This system is for raising the mast from the bow and uses the boom
>as the lifting arm. In order the freeze the 90* joint the boom forms with
>the mast I used a 4X4X4 schedule 80 PVC Tee fitting with a 4" to 3" bushing
>in the boom slot and 18" of 3" PVC for reinforcement. this assembly is the
>cut in half with a sawzall. Tape some closed cell foam in place to form
>around the mast and boom then clamp it all together with large hose clamps.
>http://old.nabble.com/file/p28554091/DSC_0071.jpg
>http://old.nabble.com/file/p28554091/DSC_0040.jpg
>the main and the jib halyards are joined together and  attached to the boom.
>The traveller blocks are used for the lifting because the lifter can cleat
>off the lift line if you need to free a snag. With me steadying the mast and
>the admiral doing the pulling the mast came up like a charm.
>http://old.nabble.com/file/p28554091/DSC_0063.jpg
>http://old.nabble.com/file/p28554091/DSC_0060.jpg
>http://old.nabble.com/file/p28554091/DSC_0058.jpg
>http://old.nabble.com/file/p28554091/DSC_0055.jpg
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