[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water

[Chris Cowie]

Hey rummy my ratio of drinks to maist raising is pretty good so no  
complaints here.  My other check list includes adequate beverage  
provisions.

Chris Cowie
Cowie Associates PC


On Apr 29, 2010, at 5:49 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com 
 > wrote:

> Ya know, if you people would just leave the dam mast up and quit  
> screwing
> around with it so much, you wouldn't need no dam check list. I think  
> I need
> a  drink................ now.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 4/29/2010 5:29:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ccowie at cowieassociates.com writes:
>
>
> Ken:
>
> It sounds like you have received a lot of good  advice and I will  
> share my
> perspective that is similar to others.  I  raised my mast for the  
> first time
> last year when Elton delivered the boat  and spent a leisurely few  
> hours
> getting acquainted with all my new parts  and pieces while on a stable
> trailer out of the way of other boaters trying  to use the launch.   
> It's
> good
> to get out of way and not feel rushed  your first time but do make  
> sure you
> have a clear path to the ramp without  overhead wires.  The first  
> time I
> lowered my mast was a few weeks ago  while the boat was as her slip  
> in the
> water.  I re-read Stan's  instructions several times and made my own  
> check
> list that I methodically  followed and spent a leisurely hour  
> preparing for
> and lowering the  mast.  After doing some mast maintenance I pulled  
> out my
> second  checklist for raising the mast and had everything back in  
> place and
> cleaned  up in a leisurely half hour.  I will try to enclose my  
> check list
> for  raising and lowering for reference however I see others have also
> provided  a good checklist but also recommend you make your own that  
> fits
> your boat  and your style.
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28405981/mast_hoist_01.pdf   
> mast_hoist_01.pdf
>
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p28405981/mast_hoist_02.pdf   
> mast_hoist_02.pdf
>
>
>
> Joe Babb wrote:
> >
> >  Ken,
> > Sharon and I have raised the mast of Harmony over land, on water   
> at a
> > dock, and on water at anchor in a quiet cove.
> > It's all  possible.  All the things the others have mentioned are
> >  important.  You might consider wearing a pfd over water just in  
> case as
> > well as putting down the swim ladder (40 degree water, brrrrr).    
> I have
> > a system that works pretty well for me.  I have a small  plastic  
> box that
> > contains one of everything I need (clevis pins,  screws, etc) that  
> I keep
> > closed unless I'm removing a part.  I  still need to attach some  
> sort of
> > bobber to the box.  I keep  spares of everything in a separate  
> tool bag
> > that stays in the  cockpit.  I have made an outline of the  
> procedure to
> > refer to  before raising and lowering.  We trailer sail, so we do  
> this
> >  quite a bit, but in the heat of battle I worry about raising the  
> mast
> >  without removing ALL the bungies I've used to hold the jib to the  
> mast.
>
> > So a simple outline helps.
> > BTW, I've found a 1000 uses for  the bungies that are made as  
> loops with
> > a plastic ball.  You can  get them in various sizes.  I use them  
> to help
> > hold the jib and  boom to the mast when we pack up to go on the  
> road.  I
> > also use  them to hold the backstays and main shrouds to the rear  
> mast
> >  crutch.  It makes a neat controllable coil.
> > Hope this  helps,
> > Joe
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