[C320-list] Is there a weight limit to going to the top of the mast.

[John Meyers]

Tony,

MastClimber or Mastmate, etc is my thinking too. But if a helper is
available have them on the winch with the other halyard and a bowline
around the guy going up.

John M
Wind Chime

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com> wrote:

> Well... There's no duh for me on this answer. After putting up two lines
> and a redundant harness so I don't come crashing down from a line failure,
> this method of relying on my "partner" to manually hold the line and ease
> it under control seems way out in the left field danger zone.  I suppose
> having two people each supporting one of my lines would add to the safety,
> but it still seems as though I'm only a slip, stroke, or heart attack away
> from crashing to the deck from 30-40'.
>
> Is there no "mechanical" way for my wife to control descent without the
> need to enlist additional assistance?  Maybe I need to look into this
> MastClimber setup after all.
>
>
> Tony M.
> Bella Sol 886
> Walker, MN
> --
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 6, 2012, at 1:32 PM, Irving Grunes <igrunes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Easing both lines on winches slowly with several turns to control descent
> > Good Luck
> > Irv
> > 2001 #851
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Tony Murphy <tony at midwestphysics.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Ok... Forgive the newbie question here, but I understand completely the
> >> process of using the winch to hoist the person in the bosun's chair,
> along
> >> with a second safety line (preferably attached to a separate harness and
> >> not the bosun's chair) running through a cam....  But not having done
> this
> >> yet, what is the process for lowering the 225lb guy from the top?  I'm
> >> thinking the answer will be obvious and yield a "duh!" once I hear
> it....
> >> But I don't want to sacrifice safety, so would appreciate any responses.
> >>
> >> Tony M.
> >> Bella Sol 886
> >> Walker, MN
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
>