RE: [Cal_Boats] What's Best Way Up Mast?(dEmO)

Roger that Timm !! Mike > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > From: ti… [at] ch2m.com > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:44:28 -0600 > Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] What's Best Way Up Mast?(Mike) > > Ur one lucky guy Mike! > dEmO > ________________________________ > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Robinson > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:36 PM > To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Cal_Boats] What's Best Way Up Mast?(Bruce) > I send my wife. She wieghs alot less than me! And at 60 years old she is great shape!! > Mike > > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > > From: br… [at] stirlinglaw.com > > Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:35:07 +0000 > > Subject: [Cal_Boats] What's Best Way Up Mast? > > > > A couple of weeks ago, my jib halyard became stuck at the top of the > > mast. Nothing we did helped. Finally, I got into my bosun's chair. > > The help said I still needed to 'climb' the mast. At 230 lbs. the > > chances of my getting to the top were zilch. I grabbed on to some > > stays and made it to the spreader, but that was where my stays and I > > stopped. > > > > What systems are out there to lift one's self that the group > > recommends? The experience left me feeling a bit unprepared. > > > > We finally unstuck the halyard by running it across the marina > > straight out to a power boat across the dock. Pulling from his third > > deck straight across did the trick. > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Live Earth is coming. Learn more about the hottest summer event - only on MSN. Check it out! > Hotmail to go? Get your Hotmail, news, sports and much more! Check out the New MSN Mobile! http://mobile.msn.com