My buddy and I replace shrouds and stays all the time with a boat's mast up. We block the mast with a halyard and do the work. In fact, we replaced both spreaders on a rig a couple years ago. Granted the boat had fore and aft lower shrouds that supported the rig while I worked aloft.
When replacing a furler, we may leave the mast blocked with a halyard for a day or two while we make up a new fore stay. Keep in mind, I'm the guy aloft. I'm only nervous when replacing shrouds on a deck stepped mast. For our keel stepped rigs, I'd be OK being aloft or leaving the rig a day or two blocked with a halyard or halyards. Dennis C. On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I'm am leaning toward weld repairs too because of less lead time. Any > other advantages of weld repair vs replacement. > > I would also like to do this job without removing the mast. I would think > that one spreader could be replaced at a time while using two halyards to > support the mast in addition to the shrouds on the opposite side. Any > experience doing this? > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) > Blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > Email: [email protected] > Annapolis, MD (presently in Baltimore) > > On Jun 13, 2016, at 10:09 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > If welding is an option, I would take it. > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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