Would also love to see these!

On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 9:48 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> I have made my own some years ago which was similar to the GB system.
>
> I also have a lot of pictures of the GB system on an old laptop somewhere;
> enough that you could make an exact copy.
>
> Give me a day or so and I will send you what I have. The two exact
> dimensions I don't know are the height of the attachment point of the winch
> on the gin pole and the height above the transom for the roller on the mast
> cradle. I imagine someone would help out with these dimensions.
>
> There is also a video on YouTube where Stan's guys were showing a buyer how
> to set up the boat. I think it was close to an hour long.
>
> I will send what I have directly to your email address.
>
> Todd T.
>
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 1:07 AM Tom Hyatt via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> > Hello Rhodes Owners:
> >
> > I have been using a home-made gin pole system for raising and lowering my
> > mast but I would like to build or purchase the system similar to the one
> > that Stan developed - the metal pole with winch attached that hooks on
> > mid-point to the mast and is affixed to the foredeck via a bolted-down
> > block. Does anyone know where I might purchase one or if there are plans
> > anywhere that might guide me in building one?
> >
> > I have seen a number of similar systems on-line but I'd like to have the
> > correct dimensions for the Rhodes 22 if I take it upon myself to
> construct
> > one.
> >
> > Thanks for your help in advance.
> >
> > Tom Hyatt
> > Eliza Jane 1978
> > Middle River, Maryland
> >
>