[Public-List] Mast up! No halyards~!

Thu Jun 16 07:27:53 PDT 2011

At our Club, people often ask to go up our mast hoist to do things on their 
masts

The answer is no - its rated for lifting things, not people - that's a whole 
different criteria.

Its called risk management.

Best

John

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From: "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com>
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Thanks Jeffery, reminds me I have to install halyards before launch!
Probably would have done the same thing.

Do you have any bridges with sidewalks about 37' above the water nearby
(mast is about 41')?

Of course, THEY say duct tape can solve any problem.  Perhaps you could tie
clove hitches around the mast with the ends forming a step loop and tightly
wrap duct tape around the mast over the clove hitch (after putting some
downward pressure on the step so the clove hitch finds the correct angle
around the mast); possibly run your safety line through each step loop as
you go up.  The duct tape MIGHT prevent the clove hitches from slipping.

No, wait!  You would only need to do that above the spreaders.  To get to
the spreaders; throw a line forward over one spreader (under the side stay),
throw same line aft over the other and use it to form a loop to hold a stout
block to hoist you to spreader level.  A tight loop could wrap around the
top of the spreader brackets which, on my boat, are pretty robust. You could
make a safety line the same way.

If you employ any of these suggestions, please do so only because you feel
your climbing skills can overcome any tragedy resulting from them not
working.  I know, with two replacement hips, two bad knees and not having a
prayer of doing just one pull-up, I wouldn't dream of following my own
advice.

Best,

Roger 148

Roger Kingsland, Managing Partner

Kingsland Scott Bauer Associates

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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:29 AM
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Subject: [Public-List] Mast up! No halyards~!

Well,

We launched the boat yesterday in fine weather. Everything went
smoothly (for a change). Our boatyard helps us raise the mast with a
crane. We had the spreaders on, stays arranged and all looked neat and
tidy. Mast went up fine & we motor out to the mooring to finish
rigging. We were there for a couple hours enjoying ourselves when I
looked for a halyard to check the positioning of the mast and there
were no halyards! We pulled the halyards last fall and forgot to
string them back in.  The only line going up the mast is 1/8 flag
pennant.

I'll likely ask the yard to let us come back in and use the crane &
bosuns chair to thread the two halyards, but I'm wondering if I could
figure out a way to safely do this myself. I've got years of
experience with technical climbing, & aid climbing experience and I'm
very familiar with prusik hitches. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with
climbing the smooth mast with prussic hitches alone though. I've got
some small cord that seems to grip well with lots of wraps but
still..the mast is a smooth pole.

I've also though if I could raft up alongside a similar sized boat, go
up the other boat's mast then we shift ballast to lean the boats into
each other? Getting a willing participant is the tough part of this.

Can't think of a big tree near deep water, or a suitable bridge.

Any other possibilities?

Another question: is there any practical limit to how big a person an
Alberg 30 mast will safely hold? Last season I needed to fix my
anemometer atop the mast and a buddy of mine wanted to go up in the
worst way. He's about 225 lbs and I carefully squirmed my way out of
it. My wife is 100lbs and has no trouble with heights.  Truth is, I
was concerned for the rigging & my 45 year old mast beam. Should this
be a concern?

-- 
Jeffrey Fongemie

Jeff Fongemie
#116 Seagrass

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