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

[Gary Magnuson]

Hi,
  I too have the ATN climber and go to the top in the fall to remove the 
wind equipment and then back up in the spring to put it back.  @ 64 and 
240#,  my 320 stands tall...  It works very well for me and I am not 
depending on someone else to winch me aloft!!


gary
Time A Weigh #205


On 7/5/2012 9:33 PM, Barbara Uhlman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Bob had occassion to go up the mast of our C-28 a number of times not too long
> ago using our ATN climber.  The first time he went up, he was probably 77 years
> old.  He has not been up the C-320 and we have had that for four years.  Bob is
> a "very young" 80 something.
>
> Barb
> Whisper, #1158
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: John Ellis <jr_ellis100 at hotmail.com>
> To: c320-list at catalina320.com
> Sent: Thu, July 5, 2012 9:04:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Is there a weight limit to going to the top of the
> mast.
>
>
> I have an ATN Mastclimber, which I really like - I'm 59 and no spring chicken.
> You use your legs to push youself up at your own pace.  Having tried both, I
> think the Mastclimber is much easier than being winched up using a bosun's
> chair.
>
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 14:25:03 -0400
>> From: jcmeyers7 at gmail.com
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Is there a weight limit to going to the top of the
>> mast.
>>
>> I am thinking of either Mastmate which is a nylon foot loops that use the
>> mast track or Mastclimber that climbs the halyard. Does anyone have a
>> preference/recommendation?
>>
>> The question remains, will a 250# person tip the boat over? Not that this
>> person will be swinging from side to side. He just doesn't want any
>> surprises.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> John M.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Jason Alexander
>> <alexander.jason at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> My opinion is that the weight limit is based on the strength of the
>>> person that is going to grind you up there. I'm not a small guy
>>> (225) and I've been up to the top of my mast.
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:34 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Is there weight limit to "climbing" the mast on the 320 using either a
>>>> bosun chair or mast climber etc? We have a wing keel. I wouldn't want to
>>>> lay her down. (And no I am not going to say how much I weigh.)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> John Meyers
>>>> Wind Chime 406
>>>> Muskegon