ALAN wrote: > If you use someone to hoist you up the mast, tie the halyard to you or to > your climbing gear, rather than using the shackle that's on the halyard. > Don't let anyone stand under you while you're going up or while you're at > the top, just in case you drop something. A friend of mine ;loaned me his > half inch drill, and a bit that fit in the winch. It didn't take me long to > hoist one of my crew to the top of the mast, electrically. >
Also, always use a halyard that passes through a sheave in the masthead. Don't trust a block held onto a tang with a shackle. Jim Hesketh Whisper Coconut Grove, FL
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