Running Rigging things I've learned.

It is cheaper to buy good quality messenger line than to hire a crane when cheap stuff breaks. It is cheaper to leave at least one halyard installed than to hire a crane. It is cheaper to buy new halyards every so often than to hire a crane. It is really dumb, when one halyard is down, to remove the other two " cause someone is going to have to go up to replace the other one anyway" and then have the realization dawn on you that there is no way to get someone up there......unless you hire a crane. It is easier on the nerves to hire a young immigrant to be hoisted up in a bosuns chair, by the crane, than it is to have a 290 lb guy in his later mid sixties hoisted in the same fashion. I stayed on the deck and craned my neck to see up and watch the whole thing. Reggie

Hi, Reggie. I have a funny feeling that there is story behind this wisdom. I also vaguely feel that the story involves a crane. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 6:23 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Running Rigging things I've learned. It is cheaper to buy good quality messenger line than to hire a crane when cheap stuff breaks. It is cheaper to leave at least one halyard installed than to hire a crane. It is cheaper to buy new halyards every so often than to hire a crane. It is really dumb, when one halyard is down, to remove the other two " cause someone is going to have to go up to replace the other one anyway" and then have the realization dawn on you that there is no way to get someone up there......unless you hire a crane. It is easier on the nerves to hire a young immigrant to be hoisted up in a bosuns chair, by the crane, than it is to have a 290 lb guy in his later mid sixties hoisted in the same fashion. I stayed on the deck and craned my neck to see up and watch the whole thing. Reggie

yup, yup! To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:18:11 -0500 Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] Running Rigging things I've learned. Hi, Reggie. I have a funny feeling that there is story behind this wisdom. I also vaguely feel that the story involves a crane. CheersCharlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 6:23 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Running Rigging things I've learned. It is cheaper to buy good quality messenger line than to hire a crane when cheap stuff breaks. It is cheaper to leave at least one halyard installed than to hire a crane. It is cheaper to buy new halyards every so often than to hire a crane. It is really dumb, when one halyard is down, to remove the other two " cause someone is going to have to go up to replace the other one anyway" and then have the realization dawn on you that there is no way to get someone up there......unless you hire a crane. It is easier on the nerves to hire a young immigrant to be hoisted up in a bosuns chair, by the crane, than it is to have a 290 lb guy in his later mid sixties hoisted in the same fashion. I stayed on the deck and craned my neck to see up and watch the whole thing. Reggie