[Rhodes22-list] Solar Mooring Light & Mast Crane

[Michael D. Weisner]

David,

Nice light!!  I wonder if it is worth the trouble to make a bracket to 
locate the light higher up the mast, maybe even at the top!  Zero maint is 
really good for stuff high on the mast and it might improve the visibility. 
Hmm, next time I have occasion to work on the top of the mast ...

BTW, since my '81 and I were built long before mast cranes were available 
for the R22, I always wondered whether they were worth the cost.  Obviously 
their mounting makes a great device to secure additional forward hardware!

A couple of weeks ago, I went over to Lou Rosenberg's "Miracles on Flatbush 
Ave." to help ready his rebuilt '81 R22 for launch (this Saturday!!!)  He 
had purchased a crane system from Stan and we raised the mast using the 
crane.  There was no effort involved to lift the structures, no "putting 
your backs into it" - all went very well.  My only issue with the system was 
that I was constantly correcting for sideways mast movement while raising 
and concerned with the stresses applied to the tabernacle.  Just to be 
complete, I also showed Lou how to drop and raise the mast the old way (just 
the two of us were able to easily accomplish the task in minutes.)  While it 
may require slightly more strength or effort to raise "by hand" from the bow 
pulpit (the way I have done it for 26 years), I felt that it was 
mechanically safer and better controlled than using the crane.  Am I missing 
something with the crane system?

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "David Huckabee" <huckabee_david at yahoo.com> Thursday, August 30, 2007 
9:25 AM


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