Hi Marek - have found the hoisting of my not quite 100kg to be a lot as well. I’m not at all happy that I have the ascent sorted as well as I should - needs to be simple and safe. Could you share Some detail or reference material on the ascenders you use and the technique?
Thanks, Dave 33-2 windstar. April 28 launch! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 24, 2021, at 9:31 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > I don’t believe in hoisting people up. You have to climb up, with the line > used mainly as safety. > When I go up, I use a pair of ascenders on one halyard and have someone at > the winch using the second halyard for safety. If I have to do it alone (and > I often do), I use a third ascender on the second halyard. > Cranking up 100 kg of dead weight up the mast is a very tough job that I > don’t wish on anyone (so I don’t ask anyone to do it). Your legs are much > stronger than arms (at least mine are). > > Marek > 1994 C270 Legato > Ottawa, ON > > From: Adam Hayden via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: January 24, 2021 8:32 > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net>; Adam Hayden > <hayden.a...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Winch bit > > Chuck > > Wouldn't it take as much effort to hoist the bag of chain up as to hoist a > person up? I would do the same and use a corded drill alongside. > Adam > > Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network. > > From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2021 12:49:28 AM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Winch bit > > Found "The Cranker" bit for $40. > https://www.thecranker.com/#_What_is_%E2%80%A6? > > Never tried one but it looks worth having the bit. > I'd rather do this at the dock and use a corded angle drill like > this $150 one from Harbor Freight > https://www.harborfreight.com/13-amp-2-speed-12-in-heavy-duty-right-angle-drill-kit-64121.html > > Or rig up an electric winch at the base of the mast with a remote control. > > Or hoist a duffelbag full of anchor chain weighing the same weight of the > climber to the mast head and then use that to neutralize the climber's weight > so he can scamper on up at his leisure. Never tried it but read it somewhere. > > Chuck S > On 01/23/2021 10:35 PM ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > I used a friend's bit and 1/2" right angled drill to hoist me up the mast. I > was able to get almost all the way up on a full charge. Works great, but if I > couldn't borrow the drill and bit, I wouldn't buy one just for that purpose. > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 4:57 PM Adam Hayden via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Have any of you used the winch bit and a cordless drill for either hoisting > someone aloft or for raising sails? I came across it in a forum and it > seemed like a good idea. Not sure if it is just gimmicky or if it really > works? > Adam > C&C 36 > > > Sent from my Bell Samsung device over Canada’s largest network. > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!6KDiiMyeuwLjiU0YYjmv_O_oThiYEX0GKQhrYiAsxBbRfIpPdcnJSTJUTOa2GHKoFl0$ > Thanks - Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal > to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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