How did you mount the gin pole when you lowered it yourself before?

Todd T.

On Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 3:27 PM Tom Hyatt via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Hello Rhodes Owners:
>
> I had the misfortune to intersect my mast with a series of tree limbs while
> I was moving my boat to its winter quarters. No real damage occurred except
> for my Windex and mast light being severed from their homes. So I am forced
> to bring my mast down before next season to make the repairs.
>
> I have lowered and raised my mast before with a gin pole system I
> rigged up. My wife insists (and she is right) that I should get a proper
> Rhodes apparatus to make this easier and safer.
>
> So I am reaching out to you to see if you might have one for sale or know
> where I might be able to purchase one. (Or is there an improved system that
> you know about that you could share with me.)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Tom Hyatt
> S/V Eliza Jane, 1978
> Baltimore, Maryland.
>