On the wire halyard you clip into the eye, rather than to the shackle. The idea is to eliminate as many single failure points as possible. Another point is that you don't want to hang on a device that can be easily opened (especially by mistake) - e.g. snap shackle.
Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of S Thomas via CnC-List Sent: June-06-15 22:52 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: S Thomas Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C30-1 climb to top of mast? Bowlines don't work so good with wire, but I have followed the same procedure otherwise. Bought an ascender based "Mast Climber" at a boat show last year, but have not tried it out yet. Steve Thomas C&C27 MKIII Port Stanley, ON ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Casey via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Mike Casey <mailto:islandpacketrac...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2015 21:39 Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C30-1 climb to top of mast? You use two halyards; you go up on the main; the jib is used as a spare. Don't use the clips; tie bowlines. On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Chuck Borge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Jay, I'm around 225 and just did it on my C&C34. And years ago was the go-to guy on a J30. Scary that on that crew, I was both youngest and lightest... Yikes. Not a bad ride, just have a good chair, and good guys in the winch. Good luck, Chuck B C&C34 Elusive Somerset, MA Sent from my iPad On Jun 6, 2015, at 8:57 PM, Kirkpatrick, Jay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I'd like to replace my windex with a new one, but don't want to drop the mast to do it. On larger boats we send someone up the mast to retrieve halyards etc, but has anyone done this on a 30-1? I wonder if 200lbs at the top to install a new windex is too much of a risk of damage or injury. Has anyone lived to tell the story? Cheers, Jay _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _____ _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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