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From: David B (no email)
Date: Sat Dec 03 2005 - 19:49:43 EST
I use a Top Climber for all my mast work. A couple
months ago I removed a solid Stearns Twin stay
aluminum forestay and replaced it with wire----going
up + down in the Top Climber to remove old stay and
attach new---had to make 5 trips up+ down in a couple
days to fine tune lengths etc. It's slow and tiring
--- the rhythm of pushing up one ascender, resting
(either sitting or standing, depending), raising the
other ascender, resting etc. is a bit demanding (and
no less tiring when coming down). But it works and you
can always rest. I did my forestay work while on a
mooring ball in the Hudson river, NY city.
--- wrote:
>
> In a message dated 03/12/2005 12:52:38 GMT Standard
> Time,
> writes:
>
> Does anyone have experience with these type of mast
> climbing systems.
> We sail as a couple and have found the first mate
> (me) can't handle
> raising the cap'n in the bosun chair and is too
> height phobic to
> consider being lifted myself. Strictly interested
> for emergency
> repair. All other top maintenance can wait for
> landfall.
>
>
>
> dont you have an electric anchor windlass?
>
> regards
>
> David
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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