Make sure the line you're going up on is bar tight; otherwise, you try to disengage the ascenders and the line lifts, instead.
Frederick G Street S/V Oceanis -- 1979 C&C Landfall 38 On Sep 13, 2012, at 7:36 AM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> 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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