[Rhodes22-list] Now Mast Raising

[Lowe, Rob]

Dennis,
I'm also very interested in your concept and would love to see what you have in mind, even if you haven't worked out all the kinks yet.  Shoot, that's what where here for, to finish off half baked ideas. - rob


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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Charles Nieman
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 9:05 AM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Now Mast Raising


Dennis
That sounds like a fantastic system .... you pull this off and Stan might offer you a job!!!!
 
seriously, I would love to see this in action. Even though I own Stan's and probably won't change, I am fascinated by the concept you describe.
 
I would come by to see, but Michigan is a LOOOOOONG sail from Texas
 
Charles
s/v Day Dream 98 R 22
Atrlington, Texas
 

> From: mcneelyd at site-solutions.com
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 22:05:14 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Great Lakes Voyage
> 
> I've seen Stan's system Charles, and you're right - it's great. The 
> problem is that I've been cursed with an inventor's mindset, and I'm 
> constantly tossing around ideas to make it simpler. Or easier. Or 
> faster. Or something...
> 
> In the case of the mast mechanism, (ideally) I'd like to raise or 
> lower the mast singlehanded while on mildly lumpy water, (ideally) 
> without leaving the cockpit, and (ideally) it would come to rest horizontally in the 'correct'
> place - a few feet forward of the pulpit, and a few feet aft of the 
> pushpit
> - without having to slide it fore or aft once it had been lowered. 
> 
> I've mocked up a system that will do all of the above (using Legos!!) 
> - but I'll still have to go forward briefly to release tension from 
> the headstay/furler and the babystay. Bummer.
> 
> I'll put a short video on the blog showing the concept - perhaps in 
> the next week or so. Stop by for a look if it's of interest.
> 
> Dennis
> 
> s/v Magic Moments
> berthed in Gibraltar, Michigan
>  		 	   		  
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