[Alberg30] Bosuns Chair

[Kevin Blanc]

My boat partner weighs about 190 and it gets me breathing to get him to 
the top of the mast on the main halyard using the little mast winch. 
Without someone to tail, it's dangerous. Especially since you have to 
snug up the safety.

If you have the line, go to the main winch. If  you have a safety that 
you constantly tighten (jib halyard), I would think the main halyard 
would be okay.

GOHERD76 at aol.com wrote:

>Thanks to all who responded to my question about lazy jacks for my A30. I 
>purchased a kit at the Annapolis Sailboat Show last weekend and now need to 
>do the installation. My next question is about using a bosun's chair to get 
>up the mast. I have not used one before and need guidance on this. I have 
>seen drawings in several books the give me the general idea, but I don't know 
>if there is a preferred way to rig up the chair on the A30. I have a 
>wire/rope main halyard and don't know if this presents any sort of safety 
>concerns. I read in one book that a halyard of this type may not be suitable 
>because of potential weakness in the wire and rope splice. Any thoughts here? 
>Also, I need to know which winch to use: small main halyard winch on the 
>cabin top (my lines are run aft to the cockpit) or large Genoa winch along 
>side of cockpit. I weigh about 210lbs. I'm thinking I need to run the halyard 
>through a jibsheet block and then to the large winch. Any help on this would 
>be greatly appreciated.
>
>Fair Winds,
>
>Buddy Franklin
>A30 #84 "Three Star"
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