Chuck, One of the "tricks" for using the ATN climber is to avoid adjusting the chocks for too large a step -- I find this particularly true for the descent. Also, its important to have the bottom line very tight to prevent swaying all around the mast. I run this line through a block attached to the mast collar and back to a winch to remove most of the stretch. It takes a while to get the hang of it, and sometimes you have to readjust the chocks to get enough throw for the next step up or down. But it's handy when you're shorthanded and have to go up the mast.
Monty 1991 C$C 34+ Annapolis, MD On Sep 13, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Chuck S wrote: > ATN Mastclimber: > Embarrassing: > I bought one, tried going up 20 ft no problem, but had trouble getting down. > My son, 20 year old, had trouble getting down too. We opted to use the old > bosun chair using two halyards. No problems. I know we are doing something > wrong with the ATN, but couldn't figure it out. Any tips? > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > From: "Pete Shelquist" <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:08:07 AM > Subject: Re: Stus-List - A Favor? ATN Mast Climber > > Oops…. > > Pete > 1984 C&C 37 > “Celebration” > Bayfield, WI > http://www.facebook.com/CelebrationRacing?ref=hl > > > From: Pete Shelquist [mailto:pete.shelqu...@comcast.net] > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:06 AM > To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' > Subject: - A Favor? ATN Mast Climber > > FYI – A couple years ago I got tired of waiting for help to go up the mast > and picked up an ATN Mast Climber. It’s pretty simple and very nice being > able to go up the mast at my leisure. You can still share beer if you want. > > > From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On > Behalf Of Edd Schillay > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 8:39 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Mystic Rendezvous -- A Favor? > > To: The Listers attending the C&C Rendezvous > > Earlier this season, I purchased the Tacktick Wireless system for > wind, speed and depth -- and they work great. Problem is, I haven't had an > opportunity to go up the mast and install the wind instrument -- Either been > too windy or too wavy or not enough time when the crew has been aboard. > > Could I enlist the help of a couple of Listers to winch me up the > mast on a couple of spinnaker halyards on the Saturday in Mystic? > > Plenty of beer on board as a reward, but you'll have to let me > back down first. . . . > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37/40+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2437/5266 - Release Date: 09/13/12 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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