[Rhodes22-list] Bridges

[Rob Lowe]

Jack,
I believe the short answer to your question is yes.  There have been Rhodies
who have dropped their mast on the water.  But I'm not one who has done so.
Perhaps the list person with more experience with this will respond.

Rob Lowe
S/V Getaway

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Goldberg" <j_goldberg at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:14 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bridges


>
>    Has anyone ever tried lowering the mast to get under bridges while
>    underway? I have the opportunity to buy a condo with a slip, but there
>    is a bridge with 12 foot clearance between me and the great lakes. The
>    Macgregor 26 web site displays a boat lowering the mast to get under a
>    bridge. I'm wondering if any of you long time R22 sailors have ever
>    tried it.
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