[Alberg30] Bosuns Chair

Kevin Blanc t.k.blanc at att.net
Thu Oct 17 15:59:30 PDT 2002


For a nylon web ladder, try www.mastmate.com. I have a Triton friend 
with a heavy sewing machine that made one from nylon webbing for, at the 
time, less than $100 and lots of patience. That nylon webbing is pretty 
cheap.

Bill Blevins wrote:

>We regularly run our 140 lb foredeck guy up with the jib halyard on the mast winch and have another person take up on the spinnaker halyard used as the safety, pulled tight under the main cleats on the fordeck. Without someone to tale on the jib halyard, I agree with Keven that it will get you breathing. That fourth person to tail is worth it. We've done it with three though.
>
>The guy next to me at the docks has a really cool nylon ladder that he connects to the main halyard and it runs up the sail track. He uses another line to tie himself in. It's real neat. I'm looking for a place to buy one. he goes up by himself on a much taller mast all the time.
>
>Anyway, hope that helps. We had to do an emergency repair to the pole lift block on Sunday right before a race. Plenty of crew so it was pretty easy.
>
>Bill Blevins, SABRINA #158
>
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>On Wednesday, Oct 16, 2002, at 08:36PM, Kevin Blanc <t.k.blanc at att.net> wrote:
>
>>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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