[Rhodes22-list] Pop top slider on IMF mast

[Lowe, Rob]

Rummy,
Hey, at least I know I'm in good company.  I guess I'll drop the mast.  The mast raising system did make this fairly easy.  Although I'm going to replace the line on it prior to using it again.  I think what's on there is a piece of old close line and I was convinced it was going to break when the mast was half way up.  Scared the crap out of me. - rob

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Rob,
S C R E W E D. Time to take a do over. Been there, done that.....more than once.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/1/2012 9:34:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rlowe at vt.edu writes:

Yeah, I  was hoping to avoid that.  But might have to.

Thought about  releasing all stays and shrouds except rears and forward and seeing if could  tilt mast forward enough to slid it in.  Don't think I can get enough  angle on it.
Thought about doing above and using a pry bar on the mast step  under the mast and lifting up the whole thing a couple of inches.
Thought  about enlarging the existing slot big enough to accept the slider. 
 Would  do this at the very base of the mast where the structural integrity would not  be compromised.  At this point the mast is resting on the base.  
 

Any other thoughts?  Or just suck it up and drop the mast? -  rob

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of Hank
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 9:18 AM
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I  think you get to have some more practice lowering and raising the  mast!
:-)

Hank

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 9:16 AM, Lowe, Rob  <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> OK, maybe got in a hurry while raising  the mast on the new(er) boat.  
> This one has IMF and I neglected  to install the pop top slider before
raising.
>  Any good way to  install slider after the fact?  I assumed there was 
> some sort of  a slot like there is on the standard mast boat, but 
> there
is  not.
>  Thoughts? - rob
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