[Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law revisited

[Slim Chance]

Joe, the addendum to Murphy's law reads: "What hits the fan is not
necessarily distributed equally."  I've torn off the mast too but not while
raising.  Like Jim said... don't ask.  But GB's mast hoisting system is the
greatest but you do need the raised mast crutch but you don't need the mast
bale--although it's inexpensive and handy--I added it later.  You can raise
using the shrouds.  Glad you didn't get hurt much.  Very scary when that
happens.

Slim

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> See? And you thought you were the only graceful one...;^)
> elle
>
> Beer is good....people are crazy
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
>
> --- On Thu, 7/14/11, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law revisited
> To: "Rhodes List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011, 7:34 PM
>
> Hi All:
>
> The events I am about to recount took place on the July 4th weekend.  I
> have waited a bit to put them down, partly because I was away from a
> reliable computer and partly because leaving them alone for a couple of
> weeks has allowed them to settle in my realization of the validity of
> Murphy's Law, an axiom with which I am all too familiar.  OK...
>
> I moved my boat from NC to PA. I am now back in NC (a bit lonely in sailing
> terms).  And I have had time to digest the worst:  Never mind all of the
> details, but suffice it to say that, while stepping the mast down, it came
> crashing aft without warning and conked me in the head (a glancing blow, but
> still an ouch). Naturally, I tore out the step, and when the mast hit the
> pop top slide, it crushed a 6 inch hole in the grip-ridge (or whatever it's
> called, used to pull the slide up and back) along the aft edge.
>
> Based on what I have read, the mast bracket will be a 1,2,3 fix.  Though I
> would still like to hear from anyone who has first hand experience with this
> repair.  The pop-top slider will be more difficult.  The ridge is hollow
> beneath the surface, and it is broken right through. I don't know if this is
> a "resin" sort of fix.  Is there something more substantial I can use to
> mold a repair thick enough to take the wear and tear this piece usually
> gets?
>
> A long time sailboat friend once told me that owning a boat is a simple
> mater of waiting for crap to happen.   I have the rest of the season to do
> the repairs.  I also want to repair some scratches in the hull gelcoat.
>  They are not deep, but through the paint. Are these something I can just
> paint over, or will I need gelcoat for them as well?  I can send out photos,
> but not till mid August, when I am back in the boat's neighborhood.  Thanks.
>
> (the hapless)  Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
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