[Rhodes22-list] Raising the Mast without a Crane

[John Lock]

At 11:34 AM 7/19/2007 -0400, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:

>I loosen the bolt that attaches the mast to the tabernackle, but I never  had
>to do anything special to lower it to the bow. This method does require a
>third person to handle the forestay and genny on the ground.

So you don't have a problem with the mast trying to scoot backwards 
as it lowers?  I thought you needed to have the bolt in place the 
base wouldn't go walking.  But then again, I've done this exactly, 
let's seee.... once ;-)  I'll definitely give that a try this winter 
when she comes out.

Cheers!

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