Hi David, I had my Girlfriend winch me up on a halyard using a bosun's chair, but I also wore a climbing harness with an ascender on a second halyard purchased from MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-Op). The ascender will slide up a line, but will not slide back down unless you hit a trigger switch. Here is video I made showing this gear and my climb to the top:
https://youtu.be/_r2UgaEk0jE Someone told me after the fact that I should have tied the halyard to my bosun's chair instead of using the metal release clip which have been known to fail... Dan Breakaweigh C&C44 Halifax, NS On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 2:42 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I picked up a used Mastclimber on Ebay this winter. I have not used it > yet, but am thinking ahead so I am ready when I need it. When I went up > the mast a few years ago with an expert’s equipment and help, I was pulled > up on a halyard and the main winch. I had a strap around the mast to keep > me from swinging out away from the mast in waves. The ATN device allows > you to climb a fixed halyard so should have less tendency for swinging. I > am wondering if I should still have a safety strap around the mast, but if > so, it must be something that is easily attached and detached to get above > spreaders. Do the expert climbers in the group think that safety is > necessary, and if so, what device do I want? Line with carabiners on each > end or something else? Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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