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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Thu Jan 13 2005 - 23:19:16 EST
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:59:01 -0000, you wrote:
>--- In , "Len den Besten"
><lendenbesten at y dot dot dot > wrote:
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with drilling in the mast while it's
>up?
>
>Len,
>
>Wait!
>
>B4 going anywhere near your mast w/a drill, ask yourself why you
>need the mast steps and could you accomplish the same end goal
>another way? (bosun's chair, steps designed to run in the main luff
>track on a halyard, etc.)
In our case, Bob decided on mast steps immediately after I tried to
haul him up in the bosn's chair and (as a neophyte sailor with no
experience) to change the jib sheets on our new-to-us boat, and got
the line crossed on the winch so he was stuck up there 10 feet above
the deck until an experienced sailor happened along the dock and saw
our predicament and got him down.
>
>To my way of thinking permanent mast steps are:
>
>Noisy
NOT
>Add'l weight aloft
Not a concern for us
>A pain to install (as you already know)
>Another "system" on board (more maintenance over time)
No maintenance
>Add'l points for halyards (internal & external) and sails to get
>hung up on
Have not found this a problem
>How often do you find yourself up there to begin with and why?
Bob has gone up a number of times since that first time - to fix the
windex, install a whisker pole, etc. He CAN now. He uses a climbers
harness and ascenders in addition to the steps.
>
>Am I missing something (wouldn't be the first time and won't be the
>last :D )?
grandma Rosalie
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