[Rhodes22-list] mast raising

[Rik Sanberg]

Hi Morg,

Welcome to the Rhodes list. I am not really an owner anymore, more like a 
Rhodes alumnus. But I think I can give a reasonably good answer to your 
question.

No, there is no muscle required. When you buy an R 22 with the intention of 
raising and lowering the mast yourself, you also buy the "mast raising 
system". With this system, after a little practice, you will be able to 
raise and lower your mast, BY YOURSELF, in probably 45 minutes or so. You 
will not break a sweat from the effort, maybe from the heat, but not the 
effort.

The heavy lifting is all done by a winch. The mast is kept under control 
through all of this by the stays and shrouds. All you really have to do is 
hook all of the stuff up where it belongs and turn the winch handle. It's 
really quite simple.

Take Care
Rik, S/V Happy Little Girls 2, PSC Flicka,
Formerly, S/V Country Rhodes, R 22


On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:57:30 -0400, Morgan Daniels 
<pungobean at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> Stan of GB asked me to write to the list to get an unbiased answer to
> my question concerning raising the mast. How difficult is it to do
> with the main, jib, and boom attached? It looks like I would be moving
> a heavy piece of metal into place and then raising it up. Since I am
> not the Arnold Sch. type it looks difficult even with the mast raising
> device. I also would like to know if it takes under an hour to raise
> the mast and launch, or retrieve.  I would be using the boat on Lake
> Champlain, Long Island Sound, and the islands around Rockland , Maine.
> Thus trailering to these spots and then preparing the boat is a
> concern I have. Thanks for any help.
>
> Morg
>
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