I unstep and step the mast on my 24 with 2 people and my homemade a-frame gin pole. We use the same gin pole to step and unstep my friend's Morgan 25. Ed
> On Nov 4, 2018, at 9:56 PM, Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > ...Btw. On my old 24 the mast was like a tree trunk. I would not attempt to > step it or unstep it with 3 people (I am not that strong); I’d rather climb > it. But again, YMMV. > > Marek > Ex. 1974 C&C 24 > 1994 C270 Legato > Ottawa, ON > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of James Hesketh via > CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 8:30:52 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: James Hesketh > Subject: Re: Stus-List Climbing the mast > > > > > 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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