[Rhodes22-list] Mast raising/lower system

[Tom Hyatt]

Sorry. To clarify, I do not have a furling mast.

On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM Donald Simons via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>  Hi Tom, Can you clarify if you have Inner Mast Furling, as this makes a
> big difference.
> Don Simons, Old Forge, NY
>     On Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 03:35:30 PM EST, Kenwood _ <
> kenwood364 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  I use a gin pole made from a bit of old sailboat mast, a few pulleys and a
> crank. If you want to be safe, use stays either side! When im righting my
> mast with friends we use the middle set of decktop stays to steady the
> mast, but ive also seen people use dedicated tracks and such as well to
> prevent the mast going either side.
>
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM Tom Hyatt via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello Rhodes Owners:
> >
> > I had the misfortune to intersect my mast with a series of tree limbs
> while
> > I was moving my boat to its winter quarters. No real damage occurred
> except
> > for my Windex and mast light being severed from their homes. So I am
> forced
> > to bring my mast down before next season to make the repairs.
> >
> > I have lowered and raised my mast before with a gin pole system I
> > rigged up. My wife insists (and she is right) that I should get a proper
> > Rhodes apparatus to make this easier and safer.
> >
> > So I am reaching out to you to see if you might have one for sale or know
> > where I might be able to purchase one. (Or is there an improved system
> that
> > you know about that you could share with me.)
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > Tom Hyatt
> > S/V Eliza Jane, 1978
> > Baltimore, Maryland.
> >
>
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