Good system, I do a similar procedure except I dont use the winch, I pull the line by hand.
Wayne M17 "Intrepid" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Audsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 7:07 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 Rigging Information > One thing I do slightly different for the M17 is to attach a lift line to > the jib halyard, run the line through a snatch block at the stem head, then > back to a sheet winch...typically the port side. I can then lift and "grind" > the mast up from the cockpit, keeping track of everything that might snag on > the way up. Once the mast is up to a vertical position, I cleat the lift > line off, then move forward to pin the forestay into place. If you attach > the lift line to the forestay instead of the jib halyard, you have to "give > it up" to pin the forestay. I bring it down the same way. It happens in slow > motion and under control all the way. > > Howard > M17, #278 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
