[Rhodes22-list] Raising the Mast without a Crane

[John Lock]

At 10:53 AM 7/19/2007 -0400, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>I always lower the mast to the bow. I use the traveler like a trapeze to
>walk the mast forward. My helper guides and helps to lower the mast 
>to the front
>pulpit. Raising it is in reverse.

Interesting method.... I like it!  'Course that means your tabernacle 
has to be hinged in that direction.  I wonder if it's worth reversing 
the tabernacle mount next time the mast is down and give the 
"front-loader" method a try, hmmmm...

Cheers!

John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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