[Rhodes22-list] Lifting the Mast off of the Boat

[Frank Goldsmith]

I’m late to chime in but agree with all that’s been said.  In fact, I dismantled my mast and headsail furlers this past weekend to measure for new sails, with the boat securely on its trailer and the sails spread out on the ground below, and I can’t imagine doing it alone and on the water.  (One could certainly lower the mast alone with the mast hoist system, but still, wrangling all the rigging by oneself to remove the sails would be tough.)

Frank Goldsmith
1985/2000 Rhodes 22
Lake Keowee, SC


> On Mar 16, 2021, at 10:57 AM, Joe Dempsey <joedempsey at hughes.net> wrote:
> 
> George, it's going to take two people. I removed my mast while in the slip.
> Best to be bow forward so you can bring it over the pulpit. I used the
> cradle to support the mast aft.  I have a photo showing the mast lowered
> just before bringing it off the boat.
> 
> <http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t752/1.jpg> 
> 
> I have more photos of the mast once its off, showing the process of
> disassembling the IMF.
> 
> I can't remember if we left the genoa onboard or brought it off with the
> mast. I think we left it onboard but you'll have to remove the bale at the
> masthead in the middle of the process which will add a third body to the
> job.
> 
> 
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> Joe Dempsey
> s/v Respite 
> Rhodes 22 1989/2005
> Deltaville,VA
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