[Rhodes22-list] Re: Mast raising

[FNuttersNY at aol.com]

I went from a 16 foot day sailer to a R22 this spring.  I could rase the 
smaller boats mast alone and be in the water in 20 min.  When we got the R22  
(after sitting for a year ) we  slide the mast forward and walked it up 
torwards the stern.. she stood right up held in place by the 2 lower  stays 
and that was it.  While my 16 year old pushed the mast  torwards the stern  
he in effect was was pushing against a tripod (2 lower stays forward of mast 
step plus mast = tripod) I hooked in 1 back stay and the rig was secure. Then 
we went around hooked up the rest of the stays and so on.  We did this in the 
water after we had droped the mast to replace  the anchor light bulb on the 
mast..........how many R22 owners does it take to change................?