[Rhodes22-list] Hello from new r22 owner in midwest

[Ellyn and Sam Moore]

I can't tout my system as a model of simplicity. I am sure Stan(The General)'s
mast raising system is easier and faster. Mine raises from the bow, with the shrouds
and forward stays in place. The boom is vertical, with the main halyard to the masthead
and the mainsheet pulling the boom down toward the stern. One person. There's more
to it than that, but that's the basic idea.
Sam
On Dec 21, 2012, at 9:16 PM, Dennis Frappier wrote:

> I am really enjoying the conversation and have a question on the mast
> raising system.  Is the boom used from the bow to partly raise the boom to
> the height of the boom and then the main sheet hauls the mast the rest of
> the way up.  Are the stays all in place and is it necessary to have someone
> on each stay to steady the mast?  I have the 1976 that I am rebuilding in
> Maine.  I have not seen a Rhodes rigged except on the site and I have not
> personally rigged a sailboat like this so I am anxious to get the interior
> rebuild and get the compression bulkhead and post in so I can get the boat
> sailing this year.  
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dennis Frappier
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Ellyn and Sam Moore
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 7:55 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hello from new r22 owner in midwest
> 
> I trailer launch and have to raise the mast each time. I made a mast raising
> system using the boom as a gin pole and the mainsheet as the muscle.
> Our Rhodes is also a '77,(AKA Continental,) it has boom roller reefing for
> the main.
> Sam Moore, '77 R22, Rhodester
> 
> On Dec 21, 2012, at 11:48 AM, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> General boats makes a mast raising crane which also includes a mast 
>> crutch for the stern.
>> 
>> Rummy
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 12/21/2012 9:47:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
>> steverayj at hotmail.com writes:
>> 
>> Thanks,  looks like a lot of good info here. It does not have furling
> main. 
>> It
>> . The mainsail has a
>> set
>> of reef  points but I don't think there is a jiffy reefing system in 
>> place which is  not a big deal.
>> I can tell last time the mast was
>> raised it was  done from bow to stern, I guess that is the preferred
> method.
>> On my Venture  I made a gin pole so I could raise by myself. I may do 
>> that or more likely  enlist the help of some folks at the launch ramp.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
> 
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