Posted by Allen McClung (amcclung@…>)
Everybody,
Yesterday a screw came loose and I lost the halyard where it connects
to the mainsail. I didn’t notice it until I pulled in the dock and
started tightening down the lines. The mainsail halyard tightened all
the way up to the lazyjack where it is today. Anybody have any
ingenious suggestions other than climb the mast and/or unstep the mast?
Allen McClung
Posted by Thomas Wales (twales@…>)
I lost my main halyard up the mast 2 years ago and it went all the
way to the top. If your’s on only as high as the lazyjacks, you
should be able to have someone (you trust) winch you up in a bos’ns
chair from the jib or spinnaker halyard and get it down yourself. I
had to hire a local marine construction guy I know, with a crane on
his barge and zipped up to the top. It took all of 2 minutes and
cost me a bottle of Rum.
Good luck.
TW Anoush Koon
Pemaquid, ME
At 03:05 PM 6/25/2007, you wrote:
Everybody,
Yesterday a screw came loose and I lost the halyard where it connects
to the mainsail. I didn’t notice it until I pulled in the dock and
started tightening down the lines. The mainsail halyard tightened all
the way up to the lazyjack where it is today. Anybody have any
ingenious suggestions other than climb the mast and/or unstep the mast?Allen McClung
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Posted by Weeks MD, Andrew (aweeks@…>)
I once went
to the top of my F30 mast in a bosun chair to retrieve a lost halyard. The tip
of an unstayed mast is very bendy! I was gripping the mast with my legs for
dear life and came down with a good case of “mast burn”. Next time
Ill pay someone else to do it, maybe someone 30 years younger.
Andy Weeks
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:06
PM
To:
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Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Up
the mast
Everybody,
Yesterday a screw came loose and I lost the halyard where it connects
to the mainsail. I didn’t notice it until I pulled in the dock and
started tightening down the lines. The mainsail halyard tightened all
the way up to the lazyjack where it is today. Anybody have any
ingenious suggestions other than climb the mast and/or unstep the mast?
Allen McClung
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Posted by Lorman, Alvin J. (ajlorman@…>)
I, too, went to the top of my F30 mast once. Interestingly, I did not find it very bendy. (I was using a Topclimber.) I confess that I hired someone to go up the next time, having proved the point to myself.
Al Lorman
F30 Ab Initio
-----Original Message-----From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Weeks MD, AndrewSent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:03 PMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [freedomyachts2003] Up the mast
I once went to the top of my F30 mast in a bosun chair to retrieve a lost halyard. The tip of an unstayed mast is very bendy! I was gripping the mast with my legs for dear life and came down with a good case of “mast burn”. Next time Ill pay someone else to do it, maybe someone 30 years younger.
Andy Weeks
-----Original Message-----From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allen McClungSent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:06 PMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: [freedomyachts2003] Up the mast
Everybody,Yesterday a screw came loose and I lost the halyard where it connects to the mainsail. I didn’t notice it until I pulled in the dock and started tightening down the lines. The mainsail halyard tightened all the way up to the lazyjack where it is today. Anybody have any ingenious suggestions other than climb the mast and/or unstep the mast?Allen McClung
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Posted by Sward (swardfullsail@…>)
I’ve been up my mast 3 times !!! I am usually afraid of heights, but wasn’t for that. I felt it is my boat and I should know what is up there and how to fix it. Since I singlehand, I want to be able to do what I can myself. I wear jeans to protect my legs, tie a line around me and the mast so I’m not flying in mid air. Of course, hold on for dear life and make sure those that have control of me pay attention to me and are careful with the lines, and not walking around deck as that swings the mast side to side. Sward “Lorman, Alvin J.” <ajlorman@…> wrote: I, too, went to the top of my F30 mast once. Interestingly, I did not find it very bendy. (I was using a Topclimber.) I confess that I hired someone to go up the next time, having proved the point to myself. Al Lorman F30 Ab Initio -----Original Message-----From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Weeks MD, AndrewSent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:03 PMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: RE: [freedomyachts2003] Up the mast I once went to the top of my F30 mast in a bosun chair to retrieve a lost halyard. The tip of an unstayed mast is very bendy! I was gripping the mast with my legs for dear life and came down with a good case of “mast burn”. Next time Ill pay someone else to do it, maybe someone 30 years younger. Andy Weeks -----Original Message-----From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allen McClungSent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:06 PMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: [freedomyachts2003] Up the mast Everybody,Yesterday a screw came loose and I lost the halyard where it connects to the mainsail. I didn’t notice it until I pulled in the dock and started tightening down the lines. The mainsail halyard tightened all the way up to the lazyjack where it is today. Anybody have any ingenious suggestions other than climb the mast and/or unstep the mast?Allen McClung IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above
as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayers should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error
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Posted by Alan Kusinitz (akusinitz@…>)
I have an F-33 and have also been up
the mast in a top climber. Seemed very secure. Mast is quite stiff and I was
moving all around at the top installing a new wind unit.
Given the forces from the sails I didn’t
think my weight would be very significant.
Alan
From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lorman, Alvin J.
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:15
PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [freedomyachts2003]
Up the mast
I, too, went to the top of my F30 mast
once. Interestingly, I did not find it very bendy. (I was using a
Topclimber.) I confess that I hired someone to go up the next time,
having proved the point to myself.
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Al Lorman
F30 Ab Initio
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From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Weeks MD, Andrew
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 5:03
PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [freedomyachts2003]
Up the mast
I once went to the top of my F30 mast in a bosun chair to
retrieve a lost halyard. The tip of an unstayed mast is very bendy! I was
gripping the mast with my legs for dear life and came down with a good case of
“mast burn”. Next time Ill pay someone else to do it, maybe someone
30 years younger.
Andy Weeks
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Message-----
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[mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Allen McClung
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:06
PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Up
the mast
Everybody,
Yesterday a screw came loose and I lost the halyard where it connects
to the mainsail. I didn’t notice it until I pulled in the dock and
started tightening down the lines. The mainsail halyard tightened all
the way up to the lazyjack where it is today. Anybody have any
ingenious suggestions other than climb the mast and/or unstep the mast?
Allen McClung
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Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the
purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If
any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or
recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to
any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or
marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP) of that
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taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.
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Posted by Allen McClung (amcclung@…>)
You guys have been very helpful. I think I’ll find a fat guy to stand
on one side of the boat after I motor over to the place where the
motorized hoist is for the big boats. The hoist is up above the water
maybe 10 feet. That will at least give me a 10 feet edge–maybe less,
depending on how much the fat guy can lean the boat over. Then I’ll do
something technical like duct tape a bunch of PVC pipes together and
put a coat hanger on the end.
Posted by Alan Kusinitz (akusinitz@…>)
Consider switching to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FreedomOwnersGroup/
. We have more control over spam and for organizing and maintaining things. We’re
trying to encourage people to use the 2003 group just as an archive for
reference.
Alan F-33 Hull #51 1982
From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Allen McClung
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 9:56
PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Up
the mast
You guys have been very helpful. I think I’ll find a
fat guy to stand
on one side of the boat after I motor over to the place where the
motorized hoist is for the big boats. The hoist is up above the water
maybe 10 feet. That will at least give me a 10 feet edge–maybe less,
depending on how much the fat guy can lean the boat over. Then I’ll do
something technical like duct tape a bunch of PVC pipes together and
put a coat hanger on the end.
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