[Rhodes22-list] raising the mast

bill davidge wpdavidge at gmail.com
Thu Jul 2 13:20:56 EDT 2009


Richard

  If you still are having problems  let Me know . I live in Temperance
Mi and I may be able to help . I can drive up some day and after we
put the sails up You can pay me back and take me out on the  Bay for a
short sail .

 Bill Davidge   734 770 0874

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:10 PM, richard mac
arthur<richard at macarthurlawfirm.com> wrote:
>
> I answered on my iphone and I'm not sure it went through so I'll try again
> from my computer. It's an IMF mast and I don't have a crane. It's a 1988 (I
> believe it was bought from the builder after it was refurbished in 1995).
> The boat will be at my home on Anchor Bay which is part of Lake St. Clair,
> which is part of the waterway between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. I don't know
> of any owners in the area.
>
> R22RumRunner wrote:
>>
>> Before I answer your questions, we need to know if you have the mast
>> raising crane? Is you boat equipped with the IMF or the standard main
>> sail? What
>> year is your boat and what part of the country do you keep the boat? It's
>> very  possible that you may have a Rhodes owner next door that would be
>> willing to  help you the first time.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 7/1/2009 12:27:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> Richard at MacArthurLawFirm.com writes:
>>
>> Just  bought a Rhodes 22 and we're ready to put the mast up. Frankly I'm
>> nervous  about it, being 75 years old I'm not sure I've got the strength
>> and my co  owner is younger and weighs  about 150 pounds. I'll get my
>> son, 45 and  200 ponds, to help. Is there any benefit in tying a line to
>> the mast below  the spreaders and pulling aft from the ground behind the
>> boat? This  wouldn't help when the mast is horizontal but it may when
>> it's up a few  degrees.
>>
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