Ya know, if you people would just leave the dam mast up and quit screwing  
around with it so much, you wouldn't need no dam check list. I think I need 
a  drink................ now.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 4/29/2010 5:29:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ccowie at cowieassociates.com writes:


Ken:

It sounds like you have received a lot of good  advice and I will share my
perspective that is similar to others.  I  raised my mast for the first time
last year when Elton delivered the boat  and spent a leisurely few hours
getting acquainted with all my new parts  and pieces while on a stable
trailer out of the way of other boaters trying  to use the launch.  It's 
good
to get out of way and not feel rushed  your first time but do make sure you
have a clear path to the ramp without  overhead wires.  The first time I
lowered my mast was a few weeks ago  while the boat was as her slip in the
water.  I re-read Stan's  instructions several times and made my own check
list that I methodically  followed and spent a leisurely hour preparing for
and lowering the  mast.  After doing some mast maintenance I pulled out my
second  checklist for raising the mast and had everything back in place and
cleaned  up in a leisurely half hour.  I will try to enclose my check list
for  raising and lowering for reference however I see others have also
provided  a good checklist but also recommend you make your own that fits
your boat  and your style.

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Joe Babb wrote:

> 
>  Ken,
> Sharon and I have raised the mast of Harmony over land, on water  at a 
> dock, and on water at anchor in a quiet cove.
> It's all  possible.  All the things the others have mentioned are 
>  important.  You might consider wearing a pfd over water just in case as  
> well as putting down the swim ladder (40 degree water, brrrrr).   I have 
> a system that works pretty well for me.  I have a small  plastic box that 
> contains one of everything I need (clevis pins,  screws, etc) that I keep 
> closed unless I'm removing a part.  I  still need to attach some sort of 
> bobber to the box.  I keep  spares of everything in a separate tool bag 
> that stays in the  cockpit.  I have made an outline of the procedure to 
> refer to  before raising and lowering.  We trailer sail, so we do this 
>  quite a bit, but in the heat of battle I worry about raising the mast 
>  without removing ALL the bungies I've used to hold the jib to the mast.  
 
> So a simple outline helps.
> BTW, I've found a 1000 uses for  the bungies that are made as loops with 
> a plastic ball.  You can  get them in various sizes.  I use them to help 
> hold the jib and  boom to the mast when we pack up to go on the road.  I 
> also use  them to hold the backstays and main shrouds to the rear mast 
>  crutch.  It makes a neat controllable coil.
> Hope this  helps,
> Joe
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