[C38] climbing mast

[joe launie]

William Knowles wrote:
> Patrick I read an article where a guy used a 4 to 1 block and tackle. He claimed it worked great but could not not to rest so he installed a hexicat block to take tension off the line. Not sure what he did when he got the top would not trust a hexcat to hold. I just pull my wife up that way I know I'll be OK but nothing will get fixed.
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> Bill  Knowles
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> --- On Thu, 7/24/08, Charles <charles at finn.ws> wrote:
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>> From: Charles <charles at finn.ws>
>> Subject: Re: [C38] climbing mast
>> To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
>> Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008, 7:32 PM
>> Patrick,
>> I use the ATN mastclimber, which allows me to go up
>> whenever I need to. 
>> I bought mine from Defender. You do have to purchase the
>> climbing line 
>> (make absolutely sure it is "static" line as
>> anything has too much 
>> stretch in it. Do be aware it is "work" to go up
>> the mast with this 
>> apparatus, but my experience is most of the exertion is
>> caused by 
>> stressing about the climb and if I could just relax and use
>> my legs....
>>
>> Charles Finn
>> Mighty Quinn #114
>> Just back from two months of cruising!
>>
>> Patrick Harpole wrote:
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>>> *How do I do it on my own? Will a block and tackle
>>>       
>> work? I am 63 years 
>>     
>>> young and weigh 200 pounds. My jib halyard is stuck
>>>       
>> and I’d rather not 
>>     
>>> hire a rigger. Thought I’d hook a block and tackle
>>>       
>> to main halyard, 
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>>> pull it back up, jump in bosun chair and pull myself
>>>       
>> up. 4 to 1 ratio. 
>>     
>>> I assume it would work. Have I lost all of my
>>>       
>> marbles?*
>>     
>>> *How do you guys do it? I know a “helper” is the
>>>       
>> “answer” but 
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>>> sometimes they aren’t around.*
>>>
>>> *Patrick *
>>>
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Bill,
    As a risk manager I am uncomfortable when anyone goes aloft on a 
single halyard. A friend of mine named Frosty, a professional rigger was 
killed a couple of years ago when a halyard failed while he was aloft. 
Whatever you do to get up there, I would have a second halyard as a 
backup with tension on it. We risk management types are also not 
comfortable with people lifting heavy free weights alone or climbing 
masts alone.
    Some years ago a very bad tempered fellow yacht club member had his 
wife put him aloft. While he was up there he continued  to blast her for 
this and that. She tied him off, got her purse from below and drove off. 
I was in the next boat and stayed below laughing. When she came back an 
hour later he was much quieter. Just a tip.Joe launie, Macavity
   
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