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Amen

Posted By: Greg CM26 Seattle CLM005771173
Date: 7/8/08 10:07p.m.

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In Response To: I've done both A-frame and gin pole (Henry CM26)

Thanks for the affirmation, Henry. My learning experience involved letting a crewman attach the forestay to the line I use to let the mast back down. Since the forestay uses a standard clevis and pin, for this to work properly, the pin needs to be fully in the clevis, preferably with the keeper (cotter pin or wire loop) in place.

The mast was about 2/3 down when the clevis let go and the mast crashed the rest of the way down. Nobody was directly under it, but several people needed to clean their shorts after that happened. The crewman subsequently insisted that he was SURE he had properly installed the pin and the keeper. Yeah, right...

Messages In This Thread

A Frame -- Vince -- 2/15/08 11:18a.m.
Raising a stable mast -- Greg CM26 Seattle CLM005771173 -- 2/16/08 12:58a.m.
Raising A Stable Mast -- Vince -- 2/16/08 7:32a.m.
More mast stepping details -- Greg CM26 Seattle CLM005771173 -- 2/16/08 11:40a.m.
Raising A Stable Mast -- Vince -- 2/16/08 12:36p.m.
Stays and Filling a Hole -- Dano Superior Pleasure CM30 Rainy Lake ON -- 2/16/08 4:58p.m.
Stays and filling a hole -- Vince -- 2/17/08 9:51a.m.
I use the -- Pete Krogh -- 2/17/08 11:04a.m.
I've done both A-frame and gin pole -- Henry CM26 -- 7/8/08 8:57p.m.
 Amen   -- Greg CM26 Seattle CLM005771173 -- 7/8/08 10:07p.m.
mast raising hardware issue -- Mike Pope -- 7/4/08 11:30a.m.
Main Shrouds are essential -- Greg CM26 Seattle CLM005771173 -- 7/6/08 8:47p.m.
Greg -- Pete Krogh, 1973 CM/4c, Nordland, WA -- 7/7/08 7:58a.m.
Off Line -- Greg CM26 Seattle CLM005771173 -- 7/8/08 8:10p.m.
Greg, -- Pete Krogh, 1973 CM/4c, Nordland, WA -- 7/9/08 9:38a.m.
re:A frame -- Tom Schwab in Tampa clm 26 -- 8/27/08 10:01a.m.
pictures? -- Jake - Cm26 - Portland, OR -- 8/27/08 10:15a.m.
A-frame -- Mike Laine CM26 San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico -- 8/27/08 4:22p.m.
DQ and thanks for the photos... -- Leroy CM23TK Gulf 29 PH Helena MT -- 8/29/08 8:46a.m.
A-frame -- Mike Laine CM26 San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico -- 8/29/08 10:09p.m.
A frame -- Mark -- 8/30/08 7:19p.m.
You're nuts! -- Henry CM26 -- 9/3/08 5:09p.m.
Dead man walking -- Mike Laine CM26 San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico -- 9/3/08 7:06p.m.
Relief! -- HenryVG CM26 -- 9/4/08 9:48a.m.
A Frame -- Vince -- 8/28/08 8:27a.m.
New Gel-Coat Maintenance -- Eldon King -- 8/28/08 7:30a.m.
re:bottom job -- Tom Schwab in Tampa clm 26 -- 8/29/08 8:11a.m.
Water dripping... -- Leroy CM23TK Gulf 29 PH Helena MT -- 8/29/08 8:51a.m.
It sure is confusing -- Pete Krogh, 1973 CM/4c, Nordland, WA -- 8/29/08 9:22a.m.
Keel dripping..... -- Steve Harrington -- 8/29/08 11:01a.m.
False bilge leaks -- Jake - Cm26 - Portland, OR -- 8/29/08 11:30a.m.
Gel coat -- Kevin, "the Flying Fox" -- 8/29/08 11:42a.m.
relinked -- Kevin, "the Flying Fox" -- 8/29/08 11:46a.m.
Crazy mixed up.... -- Pete Krogh, 1973 CM/4c, Nordland, WA -- 8/29/08 7:37p.m.
That's a good question...... -- Steve Harrington -- 9/3/08 9:01a.m.

 

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