[Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law revisited

[Ellner]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!     We have Stan's mast raising system & the older we get, 
the better it ls!!!!    (you've got it, Stephen......we raise & lower 
Summer & Fall------but have used it to work on 'stuff' while moored!

Mary & Rod
s/v Toy Blew
Hudson, WI
> I would strongly recommend the mast raising system that Stan sells.  It
> costs $800 and is the best money I ever spent on my boat.  It takes all of
> the anxiety out of raising and lowering the mast&  can be done easily by one
> person! Can even be done on the water!!
>
> As far as I am concerned, this is an absolute necessity for anyone over 40
> years old who raises and lowers the mast by yourself.
>
> Stephen Staum
> '87 R22, Carol Lee
> Needham, MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Camp
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:34 PM
> To: Rhodes List
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Murphy's Law revisited
>
> Hi All:
>
> The events I am about to recount took place on the July 4th weekend.  I have
> waited a bit to put them down, partly because I was away from a reliable
> computer and partly because leaving them alone for a couple of weeks has
> allowed them to settle in my realization of the validity of Murphy's Law, an
> axiom with which I am all too familiar.  OK...
>
> I moved my boat from NC to PA. I am now back in NC (a bit lonely in sailing
> terms).  And I have had time to digest the worst:  Never mind all of the
> details, but suffice it to say that, while stepping the mast down, it came
> crashing aft without warning and conked me in the head (a glancing blow, but
> still an ouch). Naturally, I tore out the step, and when the mast hit the
> pop top slide, it crushed a 6 inch hole in the grip-ridge (or whatever it's
> called, used to pull the slide up and back) along the aft edge.
>
> Based on what I have read, the mast bracket will be a 1,2,3 fix.  Though I
> would still like to hear from anyone who has first hand experience with this
> repair.  The pop-top slider will be more difficult.  The ridge is hollow
> beneath the surface, and it is broken right through. I don't know if this is
> a "resin" sort of fix.  Is there something more substantial I can use to
> mold a repair thick enough to take the wear and tear this piece usually
> gets?
>
> A long time sailboat friend once told me that owning a boat is a simple
> mater of waiting for crap to happen.   I have the rest of the season to do
> the repairs.  I also want to repair some scratches in the hull gelcoat.
> They are not deep, but through the paint. Are these something I can just
> paint over, or will I need gelcoat for them as well?  I can send out photos,
> but not till mid August, when I am back in the boat's neighborhood.  Thanks.
>
> (the hapless)  Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
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