Any kind of ladder does not solve the safety issue. You need a halyard (and a person to man it) to keep you from falling. However, any kind of ladder would help the winchperson (there is hardly any load on the halyard). I use a string of climbing aiders (e.g. http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/big-wall-climbing/alpine-aiders-BD3900500000ALL1.html). With that, even my wife can help me with getting to the top. Just to be safe I use an ascender on a second halyard (always two points protection, when working aloft).
Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Bognar via CnC-List Sent: June-07-15 07:58 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joseph Bognar Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C30-1 climb to top of mast? I have what is called the mast mate, it's a ladder made of webbing that you pull up the mast track , I climb my mast twice a year to install and remove wind instruments before stepping and dropping the stick . You can usually find an ad for the mast mate I'm the back of most sailing magazines , Sent from Joe Bognar 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
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