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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The technique I use to ensure safe lowering when
aloft in the bosun's chair is to position myself over the guys on the winch -
and tell them why I am over them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gord KC426 Surprise</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:Sunstone@idirect.com" title=Sunstone@idirect.com>John
Birch</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 31, 2001 9:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] Lazy Jacks -
Going aloft</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes the <EM>Derwood effect </EM>can have lasting
ramifications. Training good people is the only answer, but one needs that
combination - eh? Training alone isn't the answer, it is part of it
though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best of luck,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>J B</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
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<A href="mailto:timmins@optonline.net" title=timmins@optonline.net>Brian and
Elaine Timmins</A> </DIV>
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title=public-list@alberg30.org>public-list@alberg30.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 31, 2001 2:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Alberg30] Lazy Jacks -
Going aloft</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, This IS the problem. Almost any sailor can
crank a winch to get me up the mast. It takes more knowledge and skill to
SAFELY lower someone slowly. Too many sailors are too used to just throwing
the lines off of a winch when tacking or lowering a sail and don't
understand how to control a descent. "Gee it wasn't slipping, so I
took another turn off"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Birch writes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even I have enough friends to crank me up the
mast - the trick is to get them to bring me down again <STRONG>;
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