[C38] mast winch

[PAUL NOTTE]

To get up and down my mast I use a 5 part , or the same setup as the vang . I'm over 60 over weight and out of shape [ unless you count pear as a human shape ] with this setup and one person on deck I can pull myself up the mast without stopping. I run the head end up on the main halyard and use the spin halyard as the safety line . I stow all this with the bosun chair in an old military surplus bag . I think the line length is 330 ft of half inch.
  Paul
 Impulse 328

----- Original Message -----
From: William Knowles <whk1965 at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012 5:45 am
Subject: Re: [C38] mast winch
To: Catalina 38 Listserve <listserve at catalina38.org>

> I do like the lashing chaining idea. The only problem I can see 
> is the
> large amount of cable that will be let out may not go back on 
> the winch
> evenly and jam, even with me guiding it since the winch can move 
> side to
> side may be a problem. I have some ideas though. Short shackle 
> it to mast
> collar to limit the side to side movement.
> 
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Steven Ribble 
> <steve.ribble at gmail.com>wrote:
> > In that case I would suggest either going with Tom's "lashing" 
> idea (below
> > the mast mounted winches/pads) or combining lashing it to the 
> mast with a
> > pad eye or something bolted through the deck.
> >
> > You might consider making a harness out of high-tech line (something
> > really tough) that fits around the mast (a loop or something 
> around the
> > mast mounted winches to hold it in place vertically) that you 
> can simply
> > snap shackle on and off.  This would be quick to 
> attach/detach, hold it
> > securely in place, not add holes to your mast...and be 
> relatively easy to
> > stow between uses.
> >
> > Steve R
> >
> >
> > On Saturday, February 18, 2012, William Knowles wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Tom great ideas as always.Steve I will use it to take 
> me up and
> >> down the mast, for repairs etc.
> >> Bill
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Steven Ribble 
> <steve.ribble at gmail.com>wrote:>>
> >>> Bill, What is the purpose of the winch...what do you intend 
> to use it
> >>> for?
> >>>
> >>> Steve R
> >>>
> >>>
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