Before I answer your questions, we need to know if you have the mast  
raising crane? Is you boat equipped with the IMF or the standard main sail? What  
year is your boat and what part of the country do you keep the boat? It's 
very  possible that you may have a Rhodes owner next door that would be 
willing to  help you the first time.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 7/1/2009 12:27:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Richard at MacArthurLawFirm.com writes:

Just  bought a Rhodes 22 and we're ready to put the mast up. Frankly I'm
nervous  about it, being 75 years old I'm not sure I've got the strength
and my co  owner is younger and weighs  about 150 pounds. I'll get my
son, 45 and  200 ponds, to help. Is there any benefit in tying a line to
the mast below  the spreaders and pulling aft from the ground behind the
boat? This  wouldn't help when the mast is horizontal but it may when
it's up a few  degrees.

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