[C38] mast winch

[Joseph Launie]

Paul,
     What are you using for a bosun's chair? I just tried using my old 
chair and almost fell out the back of the seat. I am not as agile as I 
once was. The West Marine premium chair looks good. Anyone tried it? Joe 
Launie/Macavity

On 2/20/2012 12:08 AM, PAUL NOTTE wrote:
> 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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