[Rhodes22-list] Accident Boat Minor Damage Me More So

[Rick]

Ron,

Sorry about your mishap.  And it brings back memories.

If you don't have a workbench vice, ask someone who does to straighten out
the mast step.  There's lots of advice on the list for remounting the mast
step.

You might want to try out the IMF before raising the mast next spring.  Or
remove the sail and visually check the interior channel for the sail to be
sure the dents don't intrude.

Rick


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 8:23 PM, butterchurn <amazingmisterx at gmail.com>wrote:

> A very unfortunate mishap occurred yesterday while I was putting Ozone away
> for the winter.  My wife and I were lowering the mast.  I am having a
> difficult time with my memory.  Even though I have raised and lowered the
> mast using Stan's instructions several times before, yesterday I got all
> mixed up and couldn't remember.  I had the crane attached to it's fixture
> on
> the deck and attached to the appropriate shrouds.  My wife asked me if she
> should detach the shrouds on her side.  I don't know why I said yes.  I
> feel
> so stupid.  It was like my brain stopped working.  You know what happened
> next.  The mast went down.  The crane with fixture attached pooped out of
> the deck and hit me in the back and side I might have a cracked rib.
> Fortunately I didn't feel it (at the time) and it didn't knock me off the
> boat and down to the concrete/blacktop below. The mast step popped out too.
> The mast fell on a chain link fence which stopped it from hitting the
> concrete.
>
> Anyhow. The damage to Ozone was minor. Good clean holes no damage to the
> structure (bless you Stan), dry wood underneath. Maststep is bent I don't
> know if I should try to pound it back into shape or get a new one (where
> can
> I get one)?  Mast has two dings (mast still straight) where it hit the
> fence.  I don't think it is bent in enough to interfere with the operation
> of the IMF or rub the sail too much.
>
> What do you think I should do?
>
> Do you believe in Guardian Angels?  I do now!  I could have been killed if
> the crane hit me in the head and i took a plunge off the deck onto the
> concrete.  All I have is a very sore rib.
>
> I also don't understand why I couldn't remember what to do when lowering
> the
> mast.  I don't understand how I was so confused with the process. It came
> back to me after the accident.  I feel so stupid.
>
> Ron
>
>
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