I just made such an arrangement similar to what Josh described. Bought a
left and right hand ascender, and put a toe loop on each. Used one
halyard to pull up a line with a knot in the middle to the top of the
mast, and tied off the lower end of each part, tightly, at the deck.
Then put one ascender/toe loop on each part of the line. Took a second
halyard to a bosun's chair, with a short loop to a climbing harness as a
safety. Was then easy to use both hands and feet to pull up on the
ascenders/foot loops, while my wife took the slack up on the chair
halyard using a winch. Then I could sit back on the chair while I slid
the ascenders/toe loops higher on the two parts, and repeat. The nice
part was that coming down, I took the ascenders off and she just payed
out the chair on the winch, and the really nice part was that I could
get my head above the top of mast by standing on the toe loops.
One worthwhile addition was to put a small carabiner in each toe loop
around the side lines, keeps the toe loops under the ascenders.
I'm going to try this weekend to climb without the chair, it would mean
alternately lifting one side at a time, and will still want the second
line a a safety/belay to the harness.
The price was about $70 each for the ascenders (new at REI), $60 for the
harness and about $30 for the toe loops.
Neil Gallagher
Weatherly, 35-1
Glen Cove, NY
On 10/16/2014 8:17 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote:
The ATN top climmer has worked pretty well for me but I would not buy
one. The TC is simply two Gibbs ascenders attached custom bosun's
chair and 60' or 70' of 1/2" rope.
They arrangement of the ascenders is such that the chair is attached
to the top on and a foot strap is attached to the bottom one.
Standing up on the foot straps allows you to raise the upper ascender
which brings the chair tight to your butt. Sit down in the chair and
now you can bend your knees to raise the lower ascender. You inchworm
your way up the rope. The rope that was tied to the mast collar on
deck and winched taught to the top of the mast. One could safely use
a halyard pull the rope tight. Tight is key. No stretch rope is also
key.
I would look to MAKE a similar system but using rock climbing
ascenders (gibbs or otherwise). I would also use a rock climbing
harness as a primary and maybe take a comfortable bosun's chair of
choice to the top IF I was going to be there for more than 10 min.
The ascenders cost $30-50. Rope $50-70. Harness $50-100. Gear can be
found at EMS.com or instore.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Oct 16, 2014 7:58 PM, "Edd Schillay via CnC-List"
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Listers,
Now that the Enterprise is up for the winter, I'm starting my list
of projects -- One of which is some mast work.
Has anyone on the list ever rigged their own mast self-climber,
and, if so, what did you use.
There's an article about it in the latest issue of Practical
Sailor, so it's on my mind.
And no, the transporter can't materialize me at the top of the mast.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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