[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water

[Bob Keller]

Jim,

So did I - my shims are shot...
 
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:39:02 -0400
> From: jbconnolly at comcast.net
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water
> 
> I bought the bail. It is inexpensive and speeds up launching. I did not damage the spreader brackets but did destroy the shims between the brackets and the mast using the aft lower stays. 
> 
> Jim Connolly
> s/v Inisheer
> '85 recycled '03
> 
> "Arthur H. Czerwonky" <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> >Mike,
> >You know that GB now uses a bail, attached to the mast front, rather than attaching the crane to the aft lower stays. They might send you one if you ask. I can assure you it is kinder to the spreader bracket, which will become distorted with repeated use, until it has to be replaced by Dwyer at $40+.
> >Art
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Mike Cheung <hmcheung57 at gmail.com>
> >>Sent: Apr 30, 2010 10:05 AM
> >>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast raising land or water
> >>
> >>
> >>Bob,
> >>
> >>Very interesting innovations!
> >>
> >>Any chance of photos of the bow rail modification? With the PVC tube
> >>extension for supporting the furler, I'm having trouble visualizing how you
> >>attached the mast base to the receptacle you describe. Do you have a hole
> >>drilled through the PVC extension so that it's held at a fixed position with
> >>the same bolt that attaches the mast base to the bow rail receptacle? 
> >>
> >>Sorting out which of the bundled stays are the two I want (the aft lowers)
> >>and getting them fed to the winch correctly can take a few moments of
> >>looking befuddled, but doesn't seem too bad. Your bail and rope set up
> >>would leave that until the mast is up when it should be much easier. I
> >>would "miss" the redundancy that using the two aft lowers provides. If one
> >>were somehow to fail or not have been securely attached to the mast crane,
> >>the other should really have no trouble supporting the mast. Do you leave
> >>the aft lowers attached when you trailer? That would save a bit of rigging
> >>time. That does beg the question - why not leave the aft lowers attached
> >>and use the forward lowers to bring the mast up? The forward lowers have to
> >>be detached anyway or you wouldn't be able to lower the mast. 
> >>
> >>Thanks for the ideas and I really would love to see pics of your bow
> >>receptacle.
> >>
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Bob Keller wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> I have raised and lowered my mast so many times over the past 8+ years of
> >>> owning the boat that I do it without having to give it much thought
> >>> anymore. I think I'm probably better at putting the mast up and down than
> >>> I am at actually sailing the boat! The three biggest improvements I have
> >>> made to the whole exercise and trailering (aside from a new trailer which
> >>> makes all the difference) is (1) the mast bail set-up so that you can
> >>> attach the winch to the mast using rope instead of having to disconnect
> >>> the aft lower shrouds. Doesn't sound like much but it is a big time and
> >>> hassle saver. (2) Had a mast receptacle welded on the bow rail so that the
> >>> bottom of the mast slips in and locks for trailering and (3) using zip
> >>> ties exclusively for holding down the mast and stays while trailering. I
> >>> use three different sizes and have some real large ones that I use to hold
> >>> the mast at the bow and stern and to hold the stays. They really don't
> >>> cost much and are a big time saver.
> >>> 
> >>> Bob K
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>
> >>
> >>-----
> >>Mike Cheung
> >>s/v Muireann 1993/2008 Rhodes 22
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