For what it's worth, I bought the top-climber (the ATN version) a while ago and used it often on my old boat. A great way to get up and down the mast using only my legs for strength. My only issue was that the halyard I used to attach the climbing line was a little more "stretchy" than I would have liked but having said that, the system works perfectly as advertised! Captiva, on the other hand, came with an electric halyard winch so I gave the top-climber to a friend who's boat wasn't equipped with the electric winch.
Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Johnson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] ABI >I own one of these and tried it once. Fortunately I only went half way up > because with my short legs I had all I could do to get down. I suppose it > works for it's intended use but I think I would opt for mast steps next > time. > > Bob > PDQ 36 > Peace > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marinskip > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 7:03 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] ABI > > It must be someone manufacturing the line. I bought the top climber at the > boat show three years ago, still unused in the locker. > Yanni > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Ron Rogers" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:16 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] ABI > >> New Old Stock? http://www.sailboatstuff.com/co_abi.html seems to be >> the complete line. One story was that the factory in China burned down >> in 2000 or 2002. It could be that someone bought the name and designs. >> There are many marine online stores offering their gear. Supposedly, >> the founder of ABI is no longer part of the firm which he founded in >> 1977! >> >> Ron Rogers >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Philip McConnell >> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:18 PM >> >> FWIW, www.sailboatstuff.com seems to be offering the entire ABI line >> and it does not appear to be NOS. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> The archives are at >> http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
