[Rhodes22-list] Raising the Mast without a Crane

[John Lock]

At 09:19 PM 7/20/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>Unless you have altered the mast rigging considerably this will not 
>work.  The normal rig for the mast bolt can allow for stepping and 
>unstepping to bow or stern, while yours requires to stern.  You do 
>not want to remove or loosen the mast bolt, maybe take the nut loose.

Right, after I went out and looked it was clear that changing it 
would be impossible.  I still have the photos of your setup from 
earlier and will give that a try next time I need to step the mast.

Cheers!

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