[C320-list] raising a bosun's chair

[crashley at gte.net]

Stan,

That sounds like a great idea. Where exactly do you attach the block to the 
bow pulpit? And what sort of block (size) is it?

CRA
Rosebud #882


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan" <ola7442000 at gmail.com>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] raising a bosun's chair


> Russ,
>
> The main halyard is run down the mast internally.  At the bottom of the 
> mast
> it passes through a block and continues to the cockpit,  By "reversing " 
> the
> halyard I mean to direct the main forward to the windlass by reversing the
> direction it passes through the block.
>
> Stan
> "Our Little Amusement" #744
>
>
> On 8/21/06, russgm at yahoo.com <russgm at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> what is meant by "reverse the main halyard" sorry for my ignorance.
>> russ monaco
>>
>> Stan <ola7442000 at gmail.com> wrote: Hi Koen,
>>
>> We use the windlass all the time to raise me to the top of the mast.  We
>> attach a turning block to the pulpit.  Reverse the main halyard.  Use the
>> spinnaker halyard for a safety and I'm at the top in seconds.  Has always
>> worked great.
>>
>> Stan
>> "Our Little Amusement" #744
>>
>>
>> On 8/21/06, Koen Bennebroek  wrote:
>> >
>> > I finally got a bulb for our deck light half-way up the mast. Now I 
>> > just
>> > need to get it in. WM had a pocket bosun's chair on sale, so I ordered
>> it.
>> > Now the question becomes, how to get it up there? We have a spinaker
>> halyard
>> > that we can backup with the main halyard for safety (or vice-versa). 
>> > Can
>> we
>> > use the anchor windlass for this? Or are there other preferred methods,
>> like
>> > routing it over the 2 jib winches? Is using 2 halyards enough safety or
>> are
>> > there other safety precautions to think of?
>> >
>> > Any advice is highly appreciated!
>> >
>> > Thanks, Koen
>> > (BigCat, #224, 1995)
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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>> Stan
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